CareFusion MicroDL, Operating Manual

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MicroDL
Operating manual
I. Introduction - English
The MicroDL spirometer is a compact, battery operated, and fully
portable data recording spirometer designed to collect spirometry
data, expiratory Flow/Volume and Volume/Time curves.
The MicroDL can be configured for use with a single patient for
detailed monitoring over a period or for collecting spirometry data
from a number of patients.
Alternatively, the data may be uploaded to a PC running the fully
featured Spirometry PC Software (SPCS). Once uploaded, the data
may be viewed individually or as a trend graph and the Flow/Volume
loop of any individual point examined. SPCS may also be used to
perform live spirometry tests and show the expiratory Flow/Volume
loop, Volume/Time curve and child incentive displays.
In single patient mode the user can perform a spirometry test. After
each spirometry manoeuvre the results are displayed together with
a ‘traffic light’ indication of their performance as an aid to asthma
management. The levels that activate the red, amber and green
lights, as a percentage of the predicted value, can be selected when
the unit is configured. Alternatively, the activation may be based on
the patient’s personal best values when the unit is configured using
the SPCS software.