Personal Ambulatory Oxygen System
Provider Technical Manual
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TEST PROCEDURES
ECLIPSE PURITY AND FLOW RATE TEST PROCEDURE - PREFERRED
METHOD
It is recommended that the Eclipse be tested for oxygen concentration and flow performance. The SeQual recommended
test setup is shown on the following diagram. Oxygen monitors may or may not have an internal pump to draw samples of
oxygen to be measured. Placement of the oxygen monitor in the test setup depends whether they have an internal pump.
Only one oxygen monitor is needed. An oxygen monitor such as Salter Labs’ PRO
2
Check Elite
®
or equivalent may be used.
•
Connect the circuit per the diagram shown below.
•
Turn the concentrator on and set the target flow on the Eclipse to 3 LPM continuous flow.
•
Allow the Eclipse to stabilize (can take up to 10 minutes).
•
Verify the O
2
concentration and O
2
flow rate are within specification (shown in Table 1).
Figure 30: SeQual Recommended Test Setup to verify performance of Oxygen Concentrator
PURITY AND FLOW RATE TEST PROCEDURE-ALTERNATE METHOD
Attach a calibrated oxygen monitor to the oxygen outlet port in accordance with oxygen monitor manufacturer’s
recommendations.
ECLIPSE
Unit
Flow Meter
O
2
Monitor with Pump
(preferred location)
O
2
Monitor
(alternate location)
Vent to
Atmosphere
NOTE:
Some sensing equipment may restrict the actual flow rate and provide inaccurate concentration read-
ings. If testing is performed with the oxygen monitor in the alternate location pictured above, ensure
that the oxygen monitor does not significantly restrict oxygen flow.
