Spirolab
Rev.1.8
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The device is intended for measuring respiratory parameters and monitoring oxygen
saturation and pulse rate. The device carries out a control test on the quality of the readings
taken and can save the results of about 10,000 spirometric tests or about 500 hours of
oximetry data.
Spirolab
is intended for use by medical specialists and it provides them with a powerful
but compact tool that can process about 30 functional parameters. The device also
provides a pharmacodynamic response, i.e. the % comparison of spirometric data
measured before and after (PRE/POST) administration of a drug for bronchial
provocation or bronchodilation. The POST data measured after administering the drug is
compared with the PRE data obtained before administration.
A turbine inside the device that uses the interruption of infra-red light as its operating
principle, measures volume and flow rate. This operating principle ensures accurate,
reproducible results without needing periodic recalibration.
The key features of this type of sensor are as follows:
•
Accurate readings even with low air flow rates (end of exhalation)
•
Not affected by humidity and gas density
•
Unbreakable and shock resistant
•
Inexpensive to replace
The turbine volume and flow sensor is available in disposable and reusable versions.
REUSABLE TURBINE
DISPOSABLE TURBINE
In order to preserve the characteristics of the turbines, it is important to observe the
following precautions:
•
For the disposable turbine: always replace following patient spirometric tests
•
For the reusable turbine: always disinfect before use on a new patient to ensure the best
possible hygiene and safety standards
To properly interpret the results of a spirometry test, it is essential to compare them with
the so-called
normality values
that are calculated using standardised patient data or with
personal reference values
associated with that specific patient's clinical history.
An individual patient's clinical history values van vary significantly from normality values
that always refer to a
“
healthy
”
subject.
