Bedfont Micro Plus Smokerlyzer User manual

One CO monitor for all your smoking cessaon needs.
Infecon control plays an important role in the medical device industry, but now more than ever, we must take extra
precauon to ensure the safety of healthcare professionals and paents alike when performing CO breath tests to help
people stop smoking.
This guide has been put together to help you safely resume CO monitoring.
Contents
How to perform a bump test with a non-smoker: 2
How to perform a bump test with veried gas: 3
How to perform a calibraon: 4
How to perform a breath test: 5

Follow the instrucons
on the Micro⁺™ to complete
a breath test
The praconer will be
prompted to inhale and
hold their breath
There will be a 15 second
countdown
The praconer will be prompted to
exhale slowly into the monitor, and
should aim to completely empty their
lungs
Prior to undertaking your rst CO test, please check the Micro⁺™ Smokerlyzer® is reading correctly by performing a Bump Test.
This can be done by performing a breath test yourself or with a known non-smoker, or by using veried gas.
Press the breath test icon to begin
If the monitor is reading correctly, a non-smoker reading will be shown
onscreen; this result should be green and under 6ppm.
If the reading comes back a lile high, it could be due to environmental
CO; please verify the Smokerlyzer® with a second non-smoker.
If the reading is too high, you might need to calibrate your machine.
Aach the regulator to the Micro⁺™ monitor
If it’s been a while since you’ve used your Micro⁺™,
please check the baeries have charge.
Replace them if necessary
As roune maintenance, a bump test should always be performed aer
long periods of no use to check the device is reading correctly. You can
perform a bump test using either a non-smoker or cered gas to ensure
the device is reading correctly.
Once the countdown has nished and the screen prompts
to exhale, open the gas regulator to perform the bump test
Start the breath test on the Micro⁺™ monitor
Once the reading has stabilised on screen
close the regulator to turn o the gas
Make sure the Micro⁺™ monitor is reading
between 15 and 22 ppm
If the Micro⁺™ is not reading between this range,
please calibrate the monitor
To perform a bump test using gas, rstly aach the gas canister
to the gas regulator by screwing the canister into the regulator
How to perform a bump test with veried gas:How to perform a bump test with a non-smoker:
Start the breath test on the piCO™ monitor
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As prompted, aach the regulator to the
Micro⁺™ monitor and follow the onscreen
instrucons to run the calibraon
Open the gas regulator
to perform the test
Close the regulator when the calibraon is nished
To perform a calibraon test, rstly turn on the Micro⁺™ monitor Press the sengs icon to open the sengs menu
Press the calibraon icon 5 mes to unlock the opon then
press the icon once more to start the calibraon
Allow the Micro⁺™ monitor to zero. If the monitor is too cold or hot
please wait for it to come to ambient temperature before connuing
If the the Micro⁺™ failed its calibraon a red cross will show,
press the retry icon to try again. If unsuccessful consult the troubleshoong
secon of the manual or contact your local distributor for help
If the Micro⁺™ successfully completed its calibraon a
green ck will show.
The Micro⁺™ should be wiped clean
with the alcohol-free anbacterial wipes provided
with the monitor before and aer each test
A new SteriBreath™ mouthpiece should be
used for each paent. It is best pracce for
the paent to insert their own mouthpiece
Follow the instrucons
on the Micro⁺™ to complete
a breath test
The paent will be
prompted to inhale and
hold their breath
There will be a 15 second
countdown
The paent will be prompted to exhale
slowly into the monitor, and should aim
to completely empty their lungs
The results will rise and stabilise onscreen Allow the paent to throw away their used mouthpiece
Results can be interpreted using the
Smokerlyzer® CO Chart
The Micro⁺™ should be wiped clean with the
alcohol-free anbacterial wipes provided
with the monitor before and aer each test
The external surfaces of the D-piece™
lter should also be wiped down before and
aer each test
D-piece™ should be replaced every 30 days
The external surfaces of the D-piece™ lter should
also be wiped down before and aer each test
D-piece™ should be replaced every 30 days
Bedfont® Scienc Ltd. has put together some advice on how to safely perform breath tests during the pandemic, however,
rst and foremost, it is recommended that you follow your local guidelines on breath tesng procedures and necessary PPE
How to perform a breath test:
How to perform a calibraon:
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Issue 2 - February 2021, Part No: MKT529
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