MicroGard™ Real Spirometer Protection
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Cross-Contamination...A Real Concern
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With today's awareness of disease transmission, breathing through a medical instrument has become a real concern. The possibility of cross-contamination has caused a rethinking of the methods traditionally used to protect both the patient and instrument. That's why MicroGard™ is an important part of your laboratory protocol, providing the assurance of a safe testing environment every time you use it. Independent studies of the MicroGard filter clearly demonstrate superiority as a barrier to viral and bacterial cross-contamination, while resistance to inspiratory and expiratory air flow is lower than published recommendations. Priced to be truly disposable, MicroGard filters provide your patients and your laboratory the assurance and protection you need, at a cost you can afford.
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SensorMedics MicroGard Spirometry Filter Technical Specifications
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Description
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The SensorMedics MicroGard Filter is a disposable barrier type filter intended to protect both patient and instrument, by preventing the transmission of pathogens by droplets and aerosolized particles between the patient and the spirometer, or pulmonary function testing instrument. Independent studies with bacteria and viral aerosols demonstrate 99+% filtration.1
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Indications
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A disposable filter for use in prevention of contamination of spirometers and pulmonary function testing instruments, associated valves and hoses, from aerosols and particulates which may be present in a patient's exhaled gas. The MicroGard filter incorporates the highest filtration medium available with an exceptionally low resistance to air flow. Filter resistance to air flow is less than one-half of published recommendations for pulmonary function testing devices.2,3
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Applications
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| - Pulmonary Function Testing
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Instructions For Use
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Place the SensorMedics MicroGard microbial filter in-line directly between the patient's mouthpiece and the pulmonary function testing equipment. Dispose of the filter after use on each patient.
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Caution
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United States Federal Law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician. This device is intended for single patient use and should be destroyed after use. No attempt to clean or sterilize this device should be made. To do so will affect the resistance and the filtering capacity of the device.
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Specifications
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| - Inspiratory Resistance:
< 0.7cm H2O/LPS at 12 LPS.
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< 0.7cm H2O/LPS at 12 LPS.
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| - Filtering Efficiency: > 99%
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| - Functional Filter Volume: 50ml
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| - Connections: 30mm ID. 30mm OD. Tapered ports
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| - Recommended for single patient use.
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Regulatory
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Optional Adapters
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| - Part # 42108 Rubber coupler for Model 2450, 2130. Inside diameter 32mm (1-1/4").
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| - Part # 769317 Universal adapter. Fits most systems. 25mm (1") ID. 35mm (1-3/8") OD. Opposite end: 38 mm (1-1/2") OD.
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References
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1. Nelson Laboratories, Inc. Technical Reports N. 49169 (26/Feb./93), 49170 (24/Feb./93)
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2. American Thoracic Society. Single Breath Carbon Monoxide Diffusion Capacity (transfer factor) Recommendations for a Standard Technique. Am Rev Resp Dis 1987; 136:1299-1307
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3. American Thoracic Society. Standardization of Spirometry. 1987 update. Am Rev Resp Dis 1987; 136:1285-1298
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Due to continual product innovation SensorMedics designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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