Instruction manual

Instruction Manual MicroBlender
L2965–101 Rev. D 7
Section 3: Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
The MicroBlender should be operated by trained, qualified medical personnel
under the direct supervision of a licensed physician. Before clinical application,
the following WARNINGS, CAUTIONS and NOTES should be read and
understood.
Note:
A specific point is made to assist the operator in understanding the
equipment.
Caution!
Conditions may exist that could damage the MicroBlender or other
pieces of equipment.
Warning!
Conditions may exist that could adversely affect the operator or
patient.
Note:
Users are advised to use inlet pressure regulators with the
MicroBlender to display system pressure.
Allow equilibration time for FiO
2
changes before analyzing gas.
Caution!
 Always operate air/oxygen blenders with clean and dry medical
grade gasses. Contaminant or moisture can cause defective
operation. Air used for medical purposes must meet USP
compressed air and/or ANSI Z86.1 1973 grade F, and water
vapor content must not exceed a blender’s dew point of 5°F
below the lowest ambient temperature to which the delivery
system is exposed. Particulate content must not exceed that
which would be downstream of a 15 micron absolute filter.
 Water vapor content of medical air or O
2
supply to the
MicroBlender must not exceed 5.63 grams H
2
O per cubic meter
of non-condensable gas.