Vitalograph Vitalograph micro User manual

Vitalograph® micro
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Quick Start Guide
Using this guide it will take you just a few minutes to produce your first spirometry test report using the
Vitalograph micro. If you need further instruction details, you will find the User Manual on the CD provided.
If you need more help contact your supplier or visit Technical Support on:
www.vitalograph.co.uk
... system components
Items listed in colour are shipped with the Vitalograph micro:
1Vitalograph micro Quick Start Guide (this document, not shown)
2Vitalograph micro device
a. Flowhead
b. Flowhead Release button
c. LCD Display
d. Recess buttons
e. Down button
f. Up button
g. Enter button
h. On/Off button
i. Weight
j. Gender
k. Age
l. Height
3Firmware Description (not shown)
4Sample SafeTway mouthpieces
5Vitalograph micro – serial cable
6Adaptor for fitting Precision Syringe or BVF (not shown)
7Serial Spirometry Record Card samples (not shown)
8 Vitalograph Reports Utility
(PC software INSTALL FIRST)
9 Vitalograph Reports Utility
Quick Start Guide (not shown)
10 Your PC
11 Your Printer
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Follow these instructions in sequence to set the units, time and date, or
skip this section to change settings later.
1To enter configuration mode,
press the On/Off button to turn on the device,
press the Enter button repeatedly until the time is displayed.
press the top Recess button and the Down button at the same time
to enter configuration mode.
Note that the Vitalograph micro turns itself off if not used within two minutes.
2To set the Units
press the Down button to change the Thumbs Up/Down symbol to:
Thumb Up for US date format, or, Thumb Down for European data format,
press the Enter button to continue.
3To set the Time,
press the Up or Down buttons to select the correct Hour,
Note that pressing continuously on a button changes the number quickly.
press the Enter button,
press the Up or Down buttons to select the correct Minute
press the Enter button to continue
4To set the Date,
press the Up or Down buttons to select the correct Year
press the Enter button,
press the Up or Down buttons to select the correct Month
press the Enter button,
press the Up or Down buttons to select the correct Day
press the Enter button and when ACC and the Thumb Down symbol
is displayed press the Enter button again to finish.
A 9-V (e.g. PP3) disposable battery (not provided) must be installed before the Vitalograph micro can be used.
Note that it is recommended to remove the battery if the Vitalograph micro is not used for several months
1Open the battery compartment door at the back of the unit.
2Push the battery connector onto the battery terminals.
3Fit the battery into the battery compartment making sure the leads are pushed into the entry cavity.
4Close the battery compartment door.
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... installing the battery in the micro
... setting the Units, Time and Date on the micro
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1If the device has powered down, press the On/Off button, and after
several seconds the display will look something like…
You now need to enter the subject’s: height, age, gender, and weight,
in that order.
2To enter height,
press the Up or Down buttons to set the height to between 0 and
250cm (or between 0 and 99 inches if in USA mode),
press the Enter button to continue
3To enter age,
press the Up or Down buttons to set the age to between 0 and 99,
press the Enter button to continue
Note that if a value of 0 is entered for either height or age the rest of the
demographic entry will be skipped and the device goes straight to test mode. If
this occurs no predicted parameters will appear on the printouts.
Note that to return to the previous screen, press the Up and Down buttons together.
4To enter gender,
press the Up or Down buttons to set the gender to 0 for male, or
1 for female,
press the Enter button to continue.
5To enter weight,
press the Up or Down buttons to set the weight to between 0 kg
and 250 kg (or between 0 and 550 lbs if in USA mode),
press the Enter button to continue, and after several seconds
the display will look like ...
You are now ready to perform the test.
Note that it is only possible to perform a test when the Blow icon is displayed so always
watch for it, it will be accompanied by two beeps.
6To perform test,
fit a disposable SafeTway mouthpiece (single use only) onto the micro, and give the
following instructions to the subject so that testing is performed properly:
Note that it is advisable to also perform an animated demonstration of the test technique, using a mouthpiece, prior
to the subject performing the test.
a) Sit upright, fit the noseclip and relax (the use of a nose-clip is recommended),
b) Hold the unit, keeping it away from your mouth. Do not jerk the unit (this can de-stabilize the unit).
c) Inhale as deeply as possible, then insert the mouthpiece carefully into your mouth, not like a trumpet, but
clamping it gently between your teeth.
d) Seal your lips round the mouthpiece and keep your tongue down.
e) Blow out as fast and as long as possible. Keep blowing for at least 6 seconds. (From the very beginning of the
blow the operator should encourage the subject to keep going in a lively fashion. Keep eye contact with the
subject).
f) After 6-s instruct the subject to rest – say ‘Well done!’
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... performing the FVC test
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... updating Serial Spirometry Record sheets
The subject’s highest FEV1 should be recorded on a Serial Spirometry Record sheet on every visit. After only the
second spirometer test session it becomes apparent whether change in lung function is normal. Serial Spirometry
Record Sheets can be ordered from your Vitalograph distributor, Cat.No.63054 ‘Serial Spirometry Records’.
The ‘best test’ in the series is stored and may be transmitted to the Vitalograph Reports Utility on your PC where
it can be stored as a PDF file and viewed or printed.
BEFORE YOU CAN TRANSMIT YOU MUST HAVE THE ‘VITALOGRAPH REPORTS UTILITY’ INSTALLED
AND RUNNING ON YOUR PC. If the ‘Snake V’ icon is showing in your PC System Tray then the utility is
running, if not refer to Vitalograph Reports Utility instructions.
1 To transmit the ‘best test’ data, first wait until the Blow icon re-
appears on the micro display, then plug in the PC serial cable
jack plug into the side of the Vitalograph micro,
press the Up and Down buttons to scroll to PRN on the Vitalograph micro ,
press the Enter button to start the transmission,
The Vitalograph micro’s display goes blank while transmitting. Put down the device and wait for
transmission to finish because this process takes about 2 minutes. When it has finished the Vitalograph
micro briefly goes back to ‘PRN’, then it will ‘beep’ and switch itself off.
The PDF spirometry report will soon appear in the ‘Vitalograph Reports’ folder shortcut on your desktop.
Vitalograph Ltd. • Maids Moreton • Buckingham • MK18 1SW • England • Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • E-mail: [email protected]
Vitalograph GmbH. • Jacobsenweg 12 • 22525 Hamburg • Germany • Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • E-mail: [email protected]
Vitalograph Inc. • 13310 West 99th Street • Lenexa • Kansas 66215 • USA • Tel.: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • E-mail: [email protected]
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Internet: www.vitalograph.co.uk • www.vitalograph.com • www.vitalograph.de • www.vitalograph.ie
Vitalograph® and Safetway® are registered trademarks of Vitalograph Ltd. 05291/1
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... transmitting to the Vitalograph Reports Utility
... consumables and accessories
20242 . . SafeTway mouthpieces (200)
63054 . . Serial Spirometry Records (6 x 50)
20303 . . Nose Clips (10)
Listen for two beeps. This indicates that the Vitalograph micro is ready for the next blow. Repeat the
blow three times or more to obtain good test quality.
To view parameters after each blow,
press the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the spirometric
parameters, FVC, FEV1, FEV1%, PEF, and if desired make a
provisional note of the result.
Note that the last test is always displayed, not the best test. The ‘best test’ is stored and may be transmitted.
After the testing series is completed, take the device and thank the subject for their co-operation.
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED YOUR FIRST SPIROMETRY
TEST ON YOUR VITALOGRAPH MICRO
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