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BENCHTOP FLOW 

ANALYZER

 

 

 

 
 

PFC-3000 

SERIES 

 

USER MANUAL

 

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for PFC-3000 SERIES

Page 1: ...BENCHTOP FLOW ANALYZER PFC 3000 SERIES USER MANUAL...

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Page 5: ...DISCLAIMER BC GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO ITS PRODUCTS OR SPECIFICATIONS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN OR PERFORMANCE AND TO SUPPLY THE B...

Page 6: ...8 Operational Data 11 5 1 9 Extras 11 5 2 Standard Conditions for Flow Measurement 12 5 3 Power Supply 13 5 4 Battery Mode 13 5 5 Compliance and Approvals 13 5 6 Device Labels and Symbols 14 5 7 Mini...

Page 7: ...38 7 12 Calibrations 38 7 12 1 Calibrating the Pressure and Flow Sensors 38 7 12 2 Calibrating the Oxygen Sensor 39 7 12 3 Calibrating the MultiGasAnalyzerTM MGA 3050 39 7 13 Gas Type and Standard 40...

Page 8: ...ial situations 69 10 6 1 Inspiration Volume Vti 70 10 6 2 Expiration Volume Vte 70 11 Care and Maintenance 71 11 1 Guidelines for Care and Maintenance 71 11 2 Notes on Replacing Components 71 11 3 Pre...

Page 9: ...erTM PFC 3000V and the FlowAnalyzerTM PFC 3000L Software and Firmware versions This documentation applies to the following versions FlowLabTM Software Version 4 2 1 FlowAnalyzerTM Firmware Version 4 2...

Page 10: ...arameters Inspiration volume expiration volume Rate of respiration I E Inspiration time expiration time Ppeak Pmean Pplateau PEEP PF Insp Peak flow inspiratory PF Exp Peak flow expiratory Ti Ttotal Cs...

Page 11: ...rly Disregarded technical data Tampered with the device in any way modifications changes etc Operated the device using accessories that are not listed in the associated product documentation Informati...

Page 12: ...l pressure Range 150 mbar Accuracy 0 75 of reading or 0 1 mbar High pressure Range 0 10 bar Accuracy 1 of reading or 10 mbar Atmospheric pressure Range 0 1150 mbar Accuracy 1 of reading or 5 mbar Oxyg...

Page 13: ...ximum pressure Range Accuracy 0 150 mbar 0 75 or 0 1 mbar Pmean Mean pressure Range Accuracy 0 150 mbar 0 75 or 0 1 mbar I E Respiration time ratio Range Accuracy 1 300 300 1 2 5 PEEP Positive End Exp...

Page 14: ...ants channel geometry Dynamic Viscosity The viscosity of a medium is its resistance to shear or flow The viscosity is strongly temperature dependent Small dependency on humidity and pressure Density T...

Page 15: ...1 6 Physical Data Weight 8 5 Lbs 3 8 kg Dimensions L x W x H 8 67 x 9 84 x 4 72 Inches 220 x 250 x 120 mm Gas types Air O2 N2O He N2 CO2 and Mixed Air O2 N2O O2 He O2 5 1 7 Calibration by User Offset...

Page 16: ...gas humidity Standard Conditions USA STP 21 1 C 70 F 1013 25 mbar 760 mmHg 0 Standard Conditions USA Humid STPH 21 1 C 70 F 1013 25 mbar 760 mmHg Current gas humidity Body Temperature and Pressure Sa...

Page 17: ...he request for recharge and then charged for 8 h 5 5 Compliance and Approvals IEC 1010 1 safety EN61326 1 EMC CAN CSA C22 2 No 0 M91 General CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 92 Safety CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 B...

Page 18: ...r PC communication SN xxxx Serial number Warning observe accompanying documents Date of production Month Year Ground 5 7 Minimum PC Requirements Intel Pentium III 800 MHz P4 1200 MHz recommended Micro...

Page 19: ...NALYZER TM Page 15 84 6 Preparing for Use 6 1 Individual Supplied Parts Basic unit FlowAnalyzer TM Power pack USB cable User manual and calibration certificate FlowLabTM PC software Filter FlowAnalyze...

Page 20: ...pply Voltage The mains voltage for the power pack supplied is 100 240 V AC at 50 60 Hz The FlowAnalyzerTM may only be operated with the original power pack supplied Before you switch on the device che...

Page 21: ...luded assists in connecting various test objects to the FlowAnalyzer TM A minimal amount of dead space as well as minimal differences in the Flow stream assist in assuring highly accurate measurements...

Page 22: ...be used to connect these two interfaces Range 20 sl min Accuracy 1 75 of reading or 0 04 sl min 2 Standard liter per minute calculated using STP conditions of 21 C and 1013 mbar Low flow There are no...

Page 23: ...y 2 of reading or 0 02 sl Temperature Range 0 50 C 32 122 F Accuracy 1 75 of reading or 0 5 C Humidity Range 0 100 not condensing Accuracy 3 RH Oxygen Range 0 100 Accuracy 1 O2 Pressure Range 0 150 mb...

Page 24: ...additional low pressure sensor for the PFC 3000L The sensor is connected to the specified connector and is marked with a blue ring Range 0 5 mbar Accuracy 1 of reading or 0 01 mbar Differential press...

Page 25: ...cted to the specified connector and is marked with a red ring Range 1000 mbar Accuracy 0 5 of reading or 2 mbar Pressure sensor 1 bar When using one of the pressure options low P or 1bar the sensor 15...

Page 26: ...ou prefer for this connection a DISS O2 Connection there is an appropriate adapter available Range 0 10 bar Accuracy 1 of reading or 10 mbar High pressure When measuring below 150 mbar it is recommend...

Page 27: ...at any time with a clearance code 8 2 USB Communication 6 4 2 RS 232 The RS232 interface is used for servicing firmware download for the connection of the MultgasAnalyzerTM MGA 3050 as well as for rem...

Page 28: ...n 2 3 6 5 V GND TxD RxD No connection 6 4 3 External Trigger The external trigger interface is used to trigger measurement of volume The input is decoupled Please use a 4 pole FCC plug of the type RJ...

Page 29: ...ANALYZER TM Page 25 84 6 4 4 Grounding To protect the device from interference by electromagnetic fields as well as prevent internal static electricity build up it must be grounded using this connecti...

Page 30: ...are displayed If you wish to change the displayed language please use the language selector 7 16 Setting the Language 7 3 Adjusting the Contrast The display quality depends on the angle of viewing Yo...

Page 31: ...anical connection If you press a DAC the information associated with that mechanical connection is shown on the display e g measured variables range of values current reading etc Gas type and gas stan...

Page 32: ...gger at the actual ventilation cycle The icon is displayed for second and indicates the start of a new inspiration If this icon does not appear the trigger settings need to be adjusted 7 14 Setting th...

Page 33: ...tor 7 7 1 Specification for the Configuration Display 9 Unit of measurement Shows the unit of the variable Units can be changed in the configuration monitor 7 7 1 Specification for the Configuration D...

Page 34: ...lay 2 The measured variable currently shown on the numerical display 15 Appendix B Values and Units You can highlight any value in the display by pressing the arrow keys A red LED alerts you to the co...

Page 35: ...Current reading Shows the actual measured value using the same units as in the numerical display 4 Min This value shows the lowest value measured since the last reset 5 Max This value shows the highe...

Page 36: ...asure the respiratory values By choosing different respiration modes standard triggers can be selected 4 By selecting a Filter the displayed values of the Screen can be averaged over a certain time 5...

Page 37: ...e numerical values 10 Zero Starts an offset calibration for the pressure and flow sensors Attention During this fast calibration no warnings are displayed and the screen will change at the end automat...

Page 38: ...s standard and gas type are automatically stored in the data record Step 1 1 Enter the Statistics display 7 8 Statistics Display 2 Press Store to save the displayed measurement values Step 2 1 Select...

Page 39: ...rage 7 9 Menu Display Step 2 1 Select the Data No you would like to view 2 Press View Step 3 1 Scroll through the four pages of your selected data number by pressing Previous and Next Once you have vi...

Page 40: ...TM Page 36 84 7 10 3 Erasing Data Step 1 1 Enter the Menu display and select Data Storage 7 9 Menu Display Step 2 1 Under Action select Erase All Warning If Erase All is selected all stored data will...

Page 41: ...tion mode simulates RT 200 style commands over the RS 232 interface 6 4 2 RS 232 Step 1 1 Go to Menu 2 Select Emulations Step 2 1 Select RT 200 Emulation 2 Press Functions to change the functions Step...

Page 42: ...measuring mode select Cont 7 12 Calibrations 7 12 1 Calibrating the Pressure and Flow Sensors All the pressure and flow sensors the oxygen sensor and the MultiGasAnalyzerTM MGA 3050 can be calibrated...

Page 43: ...at enough of each gas flows through the main measuring channel for a sufficient duration The calibration takes 75 seconds for each gas The optimal flow is 20 to 30 l min and may not be changed during...

Page 44: ...Helium O2 Mixture according to sensor reading of the internal Mixture cell N2O 100 CO2 100 Press Change to switch between the various options and select the value with Save When using O2 Man the O2 C...

Page 45: ...ilation Mode Over the selection of the ventilation mode you can adjust reasonable standard trigger values for each mode Using these standard triggers 90 of all measuring tasks can be performed You can...

Page 46: ...he trigger mode is set to pediatric a pressure compensation for Low Flow Channel is activated automatically Standard Trigger for Adult Ventilation Standard Trigger for High Frequency Ventilation Atten...

Page 47: ...5 Unit of measurement for the selected start and stop trigger variable 6 Reset Press the assigned reset key to load the default values for the trigger Most volumes can be measured with these settings...

Page 48: ...he trigger Most volumes can be measured with these settings 4 Baseflow Here you can specify the baseflow The baseflow is a constant flow which should not be included in the calculation If this functio...

Page 49: ...d filter is Medium Press Change and scroll through the different filters using the arrow keys Press Save to save the selected filter 7 16 Setting the Language The display can be set to a number of lan...

Page 50: ...he remaining positions as 0 7 18 Accessing System Info The following information can be found here Software version Hardware version Date of last factory calibration Serial number of device 7 19 Invis...

Page 51: ...Factory Defaults The Factory Defaults setting allows you to re set your FlowAnalyzerTM settings to the delivered neutral settings Please note the new settings can only be activated by turning off and...

Page 52: ...ealer 7 17 HW Activation 8 3 Overview FlowLabTM software is divided into three areas panels numerics and trending Select the required area from the icons on the left hand side of the FlowLabTM window...

Page 53: ...dings can be graphically displayed here All related settings can be made in the Configuration menu 8 5 1 Configuration Whenever you select a variable the corresponding mechanical connection is highlig...

Page 54: ...ne color and it s type can be chosen 4 Curve type The curve can be chosen in function of the time or as loop For the display of a loop two values have to be selected one for the x axis and one for the...

Page 55: ...es to the graphical display of the curves If the curve shall be displayed as Norm or Single Shot Curve curve triggers are needed to start the display Do not confuse this trigger with the volume trigge...

Page 56: ...has to be activated manually 3 Trigger level The curve starts to be displayed when the measured value passes this level 4 Pretrigger If a certain period of the curve has to be displayed prior the effe...

Page 57: ...cs In this area the data are numerically displayed The statistical values for each variable can also be seen here i e the mean value and the smallest and largest value since the last reset Further it...

Page 58: ...ble measurement range can be found in the box at the top right hand section of the display 2 In the field Recording duration you can specify the length of the data recording The range goes from 1 minu...

Page 59: ...d by Excel or other data base systems The cfg file contains the information for FlowLabTM to be able to reopen the trending files You can follow the data acquisition in the Display menu 8 7 2 Display...

Page 60: ...n the report 2 In the Test Equipment area you see all information regarding the connected FlowAnalyzerTM The data is automatically loaded from the device 3 In the Test Center field you can edit the co...

Page 61: ...USER MANUAL FLOWANALYZER TM Page 57 84 On the preview screen you have access to the printing options as well as to page layout and save settings options...

Page 62: ...ments Users can select the ratio of standard gases as well as the ratio and physical characteristics of customized gases 1 2 3 4 5 Customized gases user defined Ratio of the total gas volume Physical...

Page 63: ...menu listing under File the Load FlowLab Settings and Save FlowLab Settings options allows users to save and load user defined settings The following settings can be saved using this important menu f...

Page 64: ...50 is intended to be connected to the FlowAnalyzerTM for gas measurements in order to calibrate or test anaesthetic systems It is not intended to be used in means of monitoring a patient It is not int...

Page 65: ...alibration constants are stored within each sensor head the probes can be replaced without the need for recalibration The measurement of CO2 N2O and anaesthetic agents in the gas mixture is based on t...

Page 66: ...onal Inc Snap the OR sensor head on top of the OR airway adapter It will click into place when properly seated Wait for 15 Minutes until measurements are taken the sensor needs to warm up A green LED...

Page 67: ...IR measurement should be performed at regular intervals as well as after replacing the airway adapter The need for a room air calibration is indicated by the permanent alarm message Room air calibrat...

Page 68: ...room air calibration Always perform a pre use check after performing a calibration 9 8 Preventive maintenance The sensor can be cleaned using a cloth moistened with ethanol or isopropyl alcohol Gas r...

Page 69: ...o an altitude of 3048 m Accuracy specifications Gas Range Accuracy CO2 0 10 0 2 ABS 2 REL 10 20 0 3 ABS 4 REL N2O 0 100 2 ABS 2 REL HAL ISO ENF 0 8 0 15 ABS 5 REL 8 12 0 2 ABS 10 REL SEV 0 10 0 15 ABS...

Page 70: ...he FlowAnalyzerTM has to be able to pick out a respiratory cycle from the pressure and or flow curves The triggers are controlling this It is therefore essential that the start and stop triggers are c...

Page 71: ...would seem to be the best option With this configuration the flow is usually selected as trigger variable The standard trigger values for the flow trigger are Start trigger Flow 3 l min End trigger Fl...

Page 72: ...e first time you have to set a trigger you need to know the curve pattern of the signal used for the trigger flow or pressure We therefore advise that you observe this curve first with the FlowLabTM s...

Page 73: ...piece The first two circles mark the triggers that should be used here The figure above shows another little false signal at this measuring point after inspiration This was due to the valves switchin...

Page 74: ...hreshold enables the acquisition of very good calculated data usually of higher accuracy than the ones calculated by today s ventilators More accurate calculated data may indeed be obtained by setting...

Page 75: ...ted Most current ventilators do not count this flow into the volume calculation By adapting the trigger settings as described below one can set the FlowAnalyzerTM to disregard these measurements V t S...

Page 76: ...the protection filter on both channels Every four weeks Check the protection filter for permeability This has to be measured as a pressure drop across the filter Install a T connector on each input an...

Page 77: ...ies 11 3 2 Replacing the Oxygen Sensor To replace the oxygen sensor the lid must be removed Using an appropriate tool release screws 1 and 2 which hold the lid on Push the lid carefully forward Lift t...

Page 78: ...acing the Fuses To replace the fuses you need to remove the back plate Using an appropriate tool release screws 1 6 which hold the back plate on Pull the back plate off Both fuses are located on the p...

Page 79: ...resses below 11 4 1 Manufacturer s Address BC Group International Inc 3081 Elm Point Industrial Dr St Charles MO 63301 USA Tel 1 314 638 3800 1 800 242 8428 toll free Fax 1 314 638 3200 E Mail sales b...

Page 80: ...sales bcgroupintl com 12 2 Available Models Item Order number FlowAnalyzerTM PFC 3000A PFC 3000A FlowAnalyzerTM PFC 3000V Extra Vacuum Sensor PFC 3000V FlowAnalyzerTM PFC 3000L Extra Low Pressure Sen...

Page 81: ...properly Where an operator chooses to dispose of the device himself the disposal regulations are specified for each country and laid down in the appropriate laws and regulations Please consult the re...

Page 82: ...DIN Deutsche Industrienorm German Industrial Standards DAC Direct Access Control Delta P Amplitude Pressure Ppeak PEEP E EMC Electromagnetic compliance F F FCC RJ 10 Degrees Fahrenheit Conversion to...

Page 83: ...p Peak flow expiration Pplateau Plateau pressure at the end of inspiration R RH Relative humidity RS 232 RJ 10 FCC Serial interface Connection Jack for external Trigger RJ Registered Jack telephone co...

Page 84: ...Humidity RH Oxygen O2 Dew point Dew Pt C K F Volume Vol HF ml l cf 15 4 Gas Concentrations Value Description Units Gas concentration Gas concentration Partial pressure Partial pressure mbar bar inH20...

Page 85: ...Factors 1 mbar equals 0 001 bar 100 Pa 1 hPa 0 1 kPa 0 75006 torr 760 torr 1 atm 0 000986 atm 0 75006 mmHg at 0 C 0 02953 inHg at 0 C 1 01974 cmH2O at 4 C 0 40147 inH2O at 4 C 0 01450 psi psia 1 bar...

Page 86: ...VE FOR TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF SHIPMENT EXCLUSIONS THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FI...

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Page 90: ...RNATIONAL INC 3081 ELM POINT INDUSTRIAL DRIVE ST CHARLES MO 63301 USA 1 800 242 8428 1 314 638 3800 www bcgroupintl com sales bcgroupintl com PFC 3000 Series User Manual 4 13 Rev 04 Copyright 2013 Mad...

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