SPECIAL NOTES
Pneumatic Oxygen Conserver 6 Part No 1160840
Disposal Instructions
Thisdeviceanditspackagingcontainnohazardousmaterials.
Nospecialprecautionsneedtobetakenwhendisposingthe
deviceand/orit’spackaging.
Principles of Operation
Theoxygenconservingregulatorisdesignedtobeusedwith
highpressureoxygensystems.Itconsistsofacylinder
connection,cylindercontentsgauge(if equipped),hightolow
pressureregulator,orificeplateandaconservingdemand
module.Theregulatorreducesthehighpressureofthe
cylindertotheworkingpressureoftheorificeplate.The
orificeplateusescalibratedorificestodeliveraselectedflow
totheconservingdemandmodule.Theconservingdemand
modulecontrolsthepulsesizeandtimingtothepatient.It
suppliesapulseofoxygenatthebeginningofeachbreath.
Thisreducestheoxygendemandonthesystemandlimitsthe
dryingoftheairways.Theflowisdeterminedbysettingthe
flowcontrolknobtotheprescribedflow.Theoxygenis
suppliedtothepatientthoughthecannula.