Spirometrics Flowmate III

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Recognized Leadership in flow spirometry takes form in the Flowmate III. Fast, accurate testing of pulmonary function is portable and affordable. FULL FUNCTION. Every one of today's spirometry tests can be performed with your Flowmate III. EXTENSIVE MEMORY. Flowmate III can store the test results for 5 Patients; an optional Memory Card can hold test results for 118 patients, allowing you to print results at your convenience. Most 8 1/2" X 11" printers are supported. EXTENDED LIFE. The Flowmate III delivers up to 4.5 hours of continuous portable performance from an overnight battery charge. CROSS-CONTAMINATION PROTECTION. An inline filter protects the Flowmate III circuit from interpatient contamination. PORTABLE & COMPACT DESIGN. Battery operated and molded from high impact UL-rated ABS plastic for lightweight design PREDICTED NORMALS. Composite, Knudson, Crapo (ITS), ECCS, HSU, LAM. CUSTOMIZATION. Allows user to change report formats, temperature, barometric pressure and printer drivers; lithium battery backup. Back pressure less than 1.5 cmH2O/L/S. Validation. Complies with ATS, NIOSH and OSHA standards. Contamination Control. Cross-contamination control via an external filter system. Worldwide Warranty. Full 24-month warranty of the Flowmate III's components, parts and labor. Additional 3-year Extended Warranty / Trade-in program available.   Features Recognized Leadership in flow spirometry takes form in the Flowmate III. Fast, accurate testing of pulmonary function is portable and affordable. FULL FUNCTION. Every one of today's spirometry tests can be performed with your Flowmate III. EXTENSIVE MEMORY. Flowmate III can store the test results for 5 Patients; an optional Memory Card can hold test results for 118 patients, allowing you to print results at your convenience. Most 8 1/2" X 11" printers are supported. EXTENDED LIFE. The Flowmate III delivers up to 4.5 hours of continuous portable performance from an overnight battery charge. CROSS-CONTAMINATION PROTECTION. An inline filter protects the Flowmate III circuit from interpatient contamination. PORTABLE & COMPACT DESIGN. Battery operated and molded from high impact UL-rated ABS plastic for lightweight design PREDICTED NORMALS. Composite, Knudson, Crapo (ITS), ECCS, HSU, LAM. CUSTOMIZATION. Allows user to change report formats, temperature, barometric pressure and printer drivers; lithium battery backup. Back pressure less than 1.5 cmH2O/L/S. Validation. Complies with ATS, NIOSH and OSHA standards. Contamination Control. Cross-contamination control via an external filter system. Worldwide Warranty. Full 24-month warranty of the Flowmate III's components, parts and labor. Additional 3-year Extended Warranty / Trade-in program available.     Specifications Dimensions Height 2.5" Depth 5.5" Width 8.75"   Weight Net Weight 3 lbs 13 oz. Power Requirements Battery Six 1.2 volt AA Ni-Cad batteries AC Adapter AC adapter is UL 544 recognized 9 volts DC @ 1 amp. Power consumption is 200 milliamps in operation; batter recharge time is 12 hours. Environmental Temperature Operating Range 50F to 104F (10C to 40C) Maximum Storage Temperature 150F (68C) User Interface Display 2 by 40 LCD Display Keypad 20 key membrane switch keypad. Patient Data ID Number Up to 16 digits including periods (.), and slashes (/). Age 1 to 99 years. Sex Male, Female. Race Caucasian, Black, Non-Caucasian, Asian. Height Up to three digits, in inches or centimeters. Weight Up to three digits (optional entry) customizable as lbs. or kgs. Smoke 0 - 60 cigarettes per day. TEST MANEUVERS FVC Forced Vital Capacity MVV Maximum Voluntary Ventilation VC Vital Capacity (otherwise known as Slow VC) Challenge Methacholine Challenge INDICES CALCULATED FVC Maneuver FVC Forced Vital Capacity FEV1 1 second Forced Vital Capacity FEV3 * 3 second Forced Vital Capacity FEV1/FVC % FEV1 Ratio FEF25-75% Mid Expiratory Flow Rate FEF75-85% * Late Expiratory Flow Rate FEF200-1200 * Forced Expiratory Flow Rate between 200ml and 1200ml FEF50 * Forced Expiratory Flow Rate at 50% of FVC PEF Peak Expiratory Flow FIVC * Forced Inspiratory Vital Capacity FIF50 * Forced Inspiratory Flow at 50% of FVC FIF50/FEF50 * Ratio of FEF50 to FIF50 PIF * Peak Inspiratory Flow COPD Risk Assessment Lung Age Lung Age Assessment based on FEV1 NOTE: FEV timing is based on back extrapolation * these indices appear on the expanded reports MVV Maneuver MVV Volume Volume Expired per minute MVV Rate Breaths per minute VC Maneuver VC Vital Capacity ATI Air Trapping Index Challenge FVC Forced Vital Capacity FEV1 1 second Forced Vital Capacity PD20 Provocative Dose FLOW SENSOR Maximum Flow Rate +/- 16liters/second Accuracy +/- 3% Resolution 12 bit A/D Sampling Rate 150Hz Back Pressure 1.1 cmH2O/L/S@ 14L/S BTPS calculated automatically - based on user input for environmental conditions. Temperature 50F to 104F (10C to 40C) Barometric Pressure 20 to 35 inches of mercury, 500 to 900 millimeters of mercury. Input values determines units automatically. BEST TEST DETERMINATIONS (pertains to FVC trials only) FVC Largest regardless of test FEV1 Largest regardless of test Ratio Combination of Best FEV1/Best FVC Flow Rates Taken from the trace with the greatest sum of FVC and FEV1 Patient Effort Requires clinician to evaluate acceptable or unacceptable patient effort. Discards tests the clinician deems as unacceptable. Variability Compares indices of current test with best test in memory. Displays and prints variability as %. Variability greater than 5% for the FVC and/or the FEV1 is regarded as poor reproducibility. Expiratory Time If forced expiratory time is less than 6 seconds, a "TEST TOO SHORT" message will be displayed. Extrapolated Volume If extrapolated volume is greater than 5% of the FVC, a "SLOW START" message will be displayed. Interpretations Obstruction, Restriction, or Ventilary disorder. INPUT/OUTPUT COMMUNICATION PORTS Graphic Output Printouts according to ATS scale specifications. Printer Results External printer with selectable print drivers within customization. Results printed on standard 8.5" x 11" paper. Standard DB-25 Female IBM PC pin out to standard Centronic connection. Patient Storage Internal minimum of 5 patients. External storage with optional memory card for an additional 118 patients (64 pin battery backup RAM Card compatible with PCMCIA 2.0 connection). FVC - 6 trials each patient MVV - 2 trials each patient VC - 6 trials each patient Test Numbering Numbers each patient trial that is acceptable consecutively regardless of the type of test for recall later. INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION Syringe Selectable from 1 to 9 liters at ATPS. Daily calibration is recommended on days testing is to be performed. Calibration reports print out automatically if printer is connected and is on-line.

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