Portable Oxygen Monitor
Operation
Teledyne
Analytical
Instruments
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Table 2-1: Oxygen Reading Error in a Mixture of Anesthetic Gas
Gas or Vapor Level
(Balance: Mixture of 30% O
2
/ 70% N
2
O, except where noted)
Gas or Vapor
Test Level
Oxygen Reading
Error
Helium
50%, balance O
2
0%
Nitrous Oxide
80%, balance O
2
0%
Carbon Dioxide
10%, balance O
2
0%
Halothane
4%
< 1.5% O
2
*
Enflurane
5%
< 1.5% O
2
*
Isoflurane
5%
< 1.5% O
2
*
Sevoflurane
5%
< 1.5% O
2
*
Desflurane
15%
< 1.5% O
2
*
* Errors are approximate and may vary based on exposure times and
concentrations.
These performances meet or exceed the requirements of ISO 7767:
1997 (E).
CAUTION:
THE MX300-I SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THE
PRESENCE OF FLAMMABLE ANESTHETICS SUCH
AS DIETHYL ETHER OR CYCLOPROPANE.
CAUTION: THE MX300-I, OXYGEN SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED
HARDWARE ARE NON-STERILE DEVICES. DO NOT
AUTOCLAVE THE INSTRUMENT OR SENSOR, AS
THIS WILL DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.
2.3.5.2
C
ARE
A
FTER
U
SE IN
N
ITROUS
O
XIDE
CAUTION:
THE R17MED SENSOR SHOULD NOT BE LEFT IN
NITROUS OXIDE MIXTURES ANY LONGER THAN
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
