Invacare ML4 User manual

Invacare®ML4,ML6,M9
CylinderWithConserver
ForHomeFill®OxygenSystem
enHF2ICL4,HF2ICL6,HF2IC9
UserManual
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents
1General........................................4
1.1Symbols.....................................4
1.2IntendedUse..................................5
1.3UserProfile...................................5
1.4ServiceLife...................................5
1.5LimitedWarranty..............................6
1.6ComponentIdentification.........................8
2Safety..........................................9
2.1LabelLocations................................9
2.2GeneralGuidelines.............................10
3Setup..........................................15
3.1DealerSetup..................................15
3.2UserSetup...................................15
3.3ReceivingInspection.............................15
3.4CylinderPrefillInspection.........................15
3.4.1TheHydrostaticTestingDate...................16
3.4.2ExternalExamination.........................16
4Usage..........................................17
4.1BeforeUse...................................17
4.2Connecting/DisconnectingtheCylinderAssembly
to/fromtheCompressor........................17
4.3CylinderAssemblyOperation......................17
5Maintenance....................................19
5.1Maintenance..................................19
5.2EmptyingtheCylinderAssembly....................19
5.3Cleaning.....................................20
5.4Disinfecting...................................20
5.5Reuse.......................................21
5.6Storage......................................21
5.7OptionalAccessories............................22
6AfterUse.......................................23
6.1Disposal.....................................23
6.2WearandTear................................23
7Troubleshooting.................................24
7.1Troubleshooting...............................24
8TechnicalData..................................25
8.1TechnicalDescription...........................25
8.2Specifications..................................25

Invacare®ML4,ML6,M9CylinderWithConserver
1General
1.1Symbols
Signalwordsareusedinthismanualandapplytohazardsorunsafe
practiceswhichcouldresultinpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage.
Seetheinformationbelowfordefinitionsofthesignalwords.
DANGER!
–Dangerindicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorserious
injury.
WARNING!
–Warningindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
CAUTION!
–Cautionindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,mayresultinpropertydamage
orminorinjuryorboth.
–Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin
damagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformationfor
efficient,trouble-freeuse.
Readthemanual
Noopenflame
DONOTSmoke
Oxidizer
Recycle
DONOTdisposeofinhouseholdwaste
Manufacturer
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General
1.2IntendedUse
Thiscylinderassemblyisintendedtostore,regulate,anddeliver
supplementaloxygentopatientswhomayhavedifficultyextracting
oxygenfromtheairtheybreathe.Itisforpatientswhowould
normallyreceivetheoxygenviaanasalcannula.Thisdevicedelivers
USP93±3%oxygenatanumberofdifferentflowsettingsandmay
increasethedryingoutofairways.Thisproductistobeusedas
anoxygensupplementandisnotintendedtobelifesupportingor
lifesustaining.
DANGER!
RiskofInjuryorDeath
Thisproductistobeusedasanoxygensupplementand
isnotintendedtobelife-supportingorlife-sustaining.
ONLYusethisproductifthepatientiscapableof
spontaneousbreath,abletoinhaleandexhalewithout
theuseofamachine.
WARNING!
RiskofInjuryorDamage
Useofthisproductoutsideoftheintendeduseand
specificationshasnotbeentestedandmayleadto
productdamage,lossofproductfunction,orpersonal
injury.
–DONOTusethisproductinanywayotherthan
describedinthespecificationsandintendeduse
sectionsofthismanual.
1.3UserProfile
Nospecificproductknowledgeortrainingisrequired,otherthan
whatiscontainedinthismanual,tooperatetheproduct.Itisnot
intendedforsupplyingoxygentherapyduringrefilling.Thisproductis
intendedtobeusedbyorunderadultsupervisiononlyafterreading
andunderstandingtheinstructionsandwarningsofthisusermanual.
OnlypersonnelinstructedandtrainedintheuseoftheHomeFill®
cylinderassemblyshouldoperatethisproduct.
Theuseofthisproductislimitedtotheoxygenpatient.Cylinder
assembliesMUSTbeusedonlybytheoxygenpatientandarenotto
bedistributedtoanyotherindividualforanypurpose.
ThisproductisNOTtobeusedbypatientswhobreathethrough
theirmouths.
1.4ServiceLife
WARNING!
RiskofInjuryorDamage
Theproducthasbeentestedfortheservicelifestatedin
thismanual.Useoftheproductbeyondthistimeperiod
maycauseinjuryorproductdamage.
–ONLYusetheproductfortheservicelifestatedin
thismanual.DONOTexceedtheservicelifeofthe
product.
–Performallmaintenanceaccordingtothe
recommendedscheduleinthismanual.
Theexpectedservicelifeoftheconserverisfiveyearswhenusedin
accordancewiththesafetyinstructions,maintenanceintervalsand
correctusestatedinthismanual.RefertotheMaintenancesection.
Theexpectedservicelifeofthecylinderisbasedontestingthe
cylindereveryfiveyearsandusingitinaccordancewiththesafety
instructions,maintenanceintervalsandcorrectusestatedinthis
manual.Refertothefollowingprocedures:
•TheHydrostaticTestingDate,ExternalExamination,
Maintenance
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Invacare®ML4,ML6,M9CylinderWithConserver
1.5LimitedWarranty
THEWARRANTYBELOWHASBEENDRAFTEDTO
COMPLYWITHFEDERALLAWAPPLICABLETO
PRODUCTSMANUFACTUREDAFTERJULY4,1975.
Thiswarrantyisextendedonlytooriginalpurchaserwhopurchases
thisproductwhennewandunusedfromInvacareCorporationora
dealer.Thiswarrantyisnotextendedtoanyotherpersonorentity
andisnottransferableorassignabletoanysubsequentpurchaser
orUserCoverageunderthiswarrantywillenduponanysuch
subsequentsaleorothertransferoftitletoanyotherperson.This
warrantygivesyouspecificlegalrightsandyoumayalsohaveother
legalrightswhichmayvaryfromstatetostate.
Invacarewarrantsthisproducttobefreefromdefectsinmaterials
andworkmanshipforaperiodofthreeyearsfromdateofpurchase
fromInvacareoradealer,withacopyoftheseller’sinvoicerequired
forcoverageunderthiswarranty.
ForModelNos.IOH2MD,IOH2M6,IOH2M9,HF2PCL4,HF2PCL6
andHF2PC9,InvacarewarrantstheHomeFillconserverorregulator
(NOTincludingthecylinder)tobefreefromdefectsinmaterials
andworkmanshipforaperiodoftwoyearsfromdateofpurchase
fromInvacareoradealer,withacopyoftheseller’sinvoicerequired
forcoverageunderthiswarranty.
DONOTOPENORATTEMPTTOSERVICEUNLESSSERVICE
ISPROVIDEDBYANINVACARE-CERTIFIEDTECHNICIAN;
otherwise,thiswillvoidanyandallwarranties.Ifwithinsuchwarranty
periodsanysuchproductshallbeproventoInvacare'ssatisfactionto
bedefective,suchproductshallberepairedorreplaced,atInvacare's
option.Thiswarrantyonlyappliestothelaborforrepairsperformed
bytheInvacareServiceDepartmentorInvacaredealers.Itdoesnot
applytothelaborperformedbythepurchaseroruserorshipping
chargesincurredinreplacementpartinstallationorrepairofany
suchproduct.Thiswarrantydoesnotincludenormalwearandtear
andfailuretoadheretotheproductinstructions,.Invacare'ssole
obligationandyourexclusiveremedyunderthiswarrantyshallbe
limitedtosuchrepairorreplacement.Routinemaintenanceitems,
suchasfilters,areexcludedfromthiswarranty.
Forwarrantyservice,pleasecontactInvacare'sservicedepartmentat
thetollfreenumberonthebackpageduringnormalworkinghours.
Uponreceivingnoticeofanallegeddefectinaproduct,Invacarewill
issueaserializedreturnauthorization.Itshallbetheresponsibilityof
thepurchaser,atthepurchaser'scost,toreturntheunit,packthe
unitinamannertoavoidshippingdamageandtoshiptheunitto
eitherInvacare'splantorservicecenterasspecifiedbyInvacarein
advance.Defectiveunitsmustbereturnedforwarrantyinspection
usingtheserialnumberasidentificationwithinthirtydaysofreturn
authorizationdate.Donotreturnproductstoourfactorywithout
priorconsent.C.O.D.shipmentswillberefused;pleaseprepay
shippingcharges.
LIMITATIONSANDEXCLUSIONS:THEFOREGOING
WARRANTYSHALLNOTAPPLYTOPRODUCTSSUBJECTED
TONEGLIGENCE,ACCIDENT,IMPROPEROPERATION,
MAINTENANCEORSTORAGE,SOOTORSMOKE-FILLED
ENVIRONMENTS,OROTHERTHANNORMALAPPLICATION,
USEORSERVICE,ORTOPRODUCTSMODIFIEDWITHOUT
INVACARECORPORATION'SEXPRESSWRITTENCONSENT
(INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,MODIFICATION
THROUGHTHEUSEOFUNAUTHORIZEDPARTSOR
ATTACHMENTS)ORTOPRODUCTSDAMAGEDBYREASON
OFREPAIRSMADETOANYCOMPONENTWITHOUTTHE
SPECIFICCONSENTOFINVACARECORPORATIONOR
TOPRODUCTSDAMAGEDBYCIRCUMSTANCESBEYOND
INVACARECORPORATION'SCONTROL.
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General
THEFOREGOINGEXPRESSWARRANTYISEXCLUSIVEANDIN
LIEUOFANYOTHERWARRANTIESWHATSOEVER,WHETHER
EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDINGTHEIMPLIEDWARRANTIES
OFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULAR
PURPOSE,ANDTHESOLEREMEDYFORVIOLATIONSOFANY
WARRANTYWHATSOEVER,SHALLBELIMITEDTOREPAIROR
REPLACEMENTOFTHEDEFECTIVEPRODUCTPURSUANTTO
THETERMSCONTAINEDHEREIN.THEAPPLICATIONOFANY
IMPLIEDWARRANTYWHATSOEVERSHALLNOTEXTEND
BEYONDTHEDURATIONOFTHEEXPRESSWARRANTY
PROVIDEDHEREIN.INVACARESHALLNOTBELIABLEFORANY
CONSEQUENTIALORINCIDENTALDAMAGESWHATSOEVER.
SOMESTATESDONOTALLOWTHEEXCLUSIONOR
LIMITATIONOFINCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGE,
ORLIMITATIONOFHOWLONGANIMPLIEDWARRANTY
LASTS,SOTHEABOVEEXCLUSIONANDLIMITATIONMAY
NOTAPPLYTOYOU.
THISWARRANTYSHALLBEEXTENDEDTOCOMPLYWITH
STATE/PROVINCIALLAWSANDREQUIREMENTS.
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Invacare®ML4,ML6,M9CylinderWithConserver
1.6ComponentIdentification
ItemDescription
ACylinderAssembly
BCylinder
CConserver
DOutletConnection
EFlowDial
FCylinderGauge
GCylinderFillport
HCylinderGaugeNeedle
ICylinderFillportCover(not
shownforclarity)
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Safety
2Safety
2.1LabelLocations
Serialnumberlocatedaboveproductlabelshownhere.
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Invacare®ML4,ML6,M9CylinderWithConserver
2.2GeneralGuidelines
Inordertoensurethesafeinstallation,assemblyandoperationofthe
producttheseinstructionsMUSTbefollowed.
DANGER!
RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycausedeath,injuryor
damage.Thissectioncontainsimportantinformationfor
thesafeoperationanduseofthisproduct.
–DONOTusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutfirstcompletelyreadingand
understandingtheseinstructionsandanyadditional
instructionalmaterialsuchasusermanuals,service
manualsorinstructionsheetssuppliedwiththis
productoroptionalequipment.
–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,cautions
orinstructions,contactahealthcareprofessional,
dealerortechnicalpersonnelbeforeattemptingto
usethisequipment.
–CheckALLexternalcomponentsandcartonfor
damage.Incaseofdamage,oriftheproductisnot
workingcorrectly,contactatechnicianorInvacare
forrepair.
–THEINFORMATIONINTHISDOCUMENTIS
SUBJECTTOCHANGEWITHOUTNOTICE.
DANGER!
RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage
–UsethiscylinderinaccordancewiththeHomeFill
compressorusermanual.
–DONOThandlethecylinderassemblyorusethe
contentsuntilyouareprofessionallytrained,including
emergencyprocedures.Trainingrequiredtooperate
theproductiscontainedintheusermanual.
–Thisproductisnotintendedforsupplyingoxygen
therapyduringrefilling.
–Thisproductisintendedtobeusedbyorunderadult
supervision.
–OxygenCylindersfilledbytheInvacareHomeFill
oxygensystemshallbeusedforpersonaluseonly.
Theyarenottobefilledforresaleoruseby
professionalusers.
–ThiscylinderistobeusedwiththeInvacareHomeFill
oxygensystem.Thiscylindercontains93±3%oxygen
producedbyanoxygenconcentratorusingthe
pressureswingadsorptionprocess.
–ALWAYSopenthevalveslowlyandclosethevalve
aftereachuseandwhenempty.
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