8
piCO
+
Operating Manual
English
www.bedfont.com
Warnings and Maintenance
Warnings
People with lung disease or chest ailments
may not be able to achieve the 15-second
breath hold. In such cases, the user should
inhale and hold their breath when the breath
test is started, and exhale, if necessary,
before the countdown has completed.
A new mouthpiece should be used for each test.
Hands should be washed regularly in
accordance with infection control practice.
Wipe the instrument and the external
surfaces of the D-piece with a product
specifically developed for the purpose.
Suitable Instrument Cleansing Wipes are
available from Bedfont.
NEVER USE ALCOHOL, cleaning agents
containing alcohol or other organic solvents
to clean the monitor. Long-term exposure to
such vapours will damage the internal CO
sensor.
Under no circumstances should the monitor
be immersed in or splashed with liquid.
Cleaning
Routine Maintenance
When the calibration reminder prompt is
displayed (see page 11), the instrument
should be calibrated using Bedfont 20ppm
CO in air calibration gas. Once calibration
has been carried out a reminder will recur in
six months.
Replace batteries when the battery symbol
resembles
or
.
Replace the breath
sampling D-piece when
prompted by the unit
(every 30 days) or if
it is visibly soiled or
contaminated.
The D-piece cannot be
cleaned or sterilised.
Batteries
Batteries should be removed if the
instrument is not likely to be used for
some time.
Additional technical information is available
on request from Bedfont or your local
distributor.
