How SmartDose Works | NOTES: |
SmartDose extends the use time from a supply of oxygen by only delivering oxygen during the portions of the breath that put the gas into the lungs. SmartDose delivers a volume of oxygen on each breath, right at the start of inhalation. It delivers the full dose (bolus) of oxygen within 2/3 of the inhale cycle. By doing so, it is not delivering oxygen at the end of inhalation or during exhalation, as other devices do.
The normal volume of oxygen that SmartDose delivers is 16 ml per setting, so that a setting of 2 delivers 32 ml of oxygen on each breath, in the first 2/3 of the inhale cycle.
SmartDose monitors a patient’s breathing patterns and automatically turns up the oxygen volume by one setting (SportDose 1) during exertion, and if breath rate continues to rise, by another setting (SportDose 2). Many patients turn their settings up and down throughout the day, but this self administered approach is inconsistent and by the time most patients feel the need to turn it up, their oxygen levels have already dropped. SmartDose responds more quickly and consistently. SmartDose recognizes when exertion stops and lowers the volume back down to normal levels thus saving oxygen.
Again, this is often an improvement over manual adjustments since patients often forget to turn the volume down after exerting.
Most patients are able to be titrated at lower base settings due to SmartDose’s efficient delivery and
SmartDose also uses a
Refer to Appendix for oxygen duration times at various settings.
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