Product Manual

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General Dangers & Warnings
In order to ensure the safe operation and achieve maximum benefit of the
SmartDose Mini+ Gas Conserver, these instructions MUST be followed.
Fire hazard. Do not lubricate. Do not allow grease or oil
from your hands or other source to come into contact with
the internal tubing of the SmartDose Mini+ Gas Conserver.
Keep all flammable materials or petroleum-based products
away from the equipment. These solutions are flammable
and may cause injury.
Oxygen causes rapid burning. Do not smoke in the vicinity
of your SmartDose Mini+ Gas Conserver or when you are
near a person utilizing oxygen therapy. Keep the Smart
Dose Mini+ Gas Conserver at least 5 feet (1.6M) from hot,
sparking objects or open sources of flame.
Keep matches, cigarettes, burning tobacco, or other open
flames away from the area where the system is being
stored or operated. Keep the equipment away from heat
sources, electric or gas heaters of any kind, fireplaces,
or stoves.
Avoid creation of any spark near oxygen equipment. This
includes sparks from static electricity created by any type of
friction. Keep the equipment at least seven feet away from
radios, television sets, window air conditioners, fans, electric
razors, hair dryers, and all other electrical appliances.
Do not lay the cannula down. Do not lay the cannula down
while the oxygen is flowing. High concentrations of oxygen
can cause rapid burning.
Read instruction manual first. Do not operate this
equipment without first reading and understanding this
instruction manual and the warning labels on the product.
If you do not understand the warnings, cautions and
instructions, contact your medica
l equipment provider or
technical personnel before attempting to install or use this
equipment; otherwise, injury or damage may occur.
Patient use only. The use of this device is limited to an
oxygen patient. Oxygen MUST be used ONLY by an oxygen
patient and is not intended to be distributed to any other
individual for any purpose.
Use only authorized parts. Do not use parts, accessories,
or adapters other than those authorized by CHAD
Therapeutics.
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Appendix 1
Use Times
Because SmartDose responds to each person’s breathing patterns,
the use time will vary. Higher breath rates and higher settings and
higher O2 volumes will shorten use time. The following chart shows
estimated use times for various cylinders based off of 20 BPM breath
rates, setting of SD 2.
CF = Continuous Flow
This chart is intended to be used as a guide only and is an est
imation
of use times. Actual results may vary.
16 32 48 64 80
1 2 3 4 5 Mode
Cylinder
Volume (Gas Liters)
164 2.7 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.5 CF
7.2 3.6 2.4 1.8 1.4 SmartDose
170 2.8 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.6 CF
7.5 3.8 2.5 1.9 1.5 SmartDose
240 4.0 2.0 1.3 1.0 0.8 CF
11.6 5.8 3.9 2.9 2.3 SmartDose
425 6.9 3.5 2.3 1.7 1.4 CF
20.8 10.4 6.9 5.2 4.2 SmartDose
684 11.4 5.7 3.8 2.8 2.3 CF
34.3 17.1 11.4 8.6 6.9 SmartDose
Normal Volumes (ml)
Equivalent Flow Rates (LPM)
USE TIMES (hr)
D Cylinder
E Cylinder
M-6 Cylinder
ML-6 Cylinder
C Cylinder