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O xygen
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TABLE OF CONTENTS General
I nformation
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4
Introduction
t o
t he
F reeStyle
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5
Introduction
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Accessories
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CAIRE
I nc.
C ontact
I nformation
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FREESTYLE
A ND
F REESTYLE
5
C LASSIFICATIONS
Classification
Type
o f
p rotection
a gainst
e lectric
s hock:
Class
I I
P rotection
f rom
e lectric
s hock
i s
a chieved
b y
d ouble
i nsulation.
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Chart-‐CAIRE
c an
o nly
s upport
c ustomers
w ho
a re
r ecognized
a s
P roviders,
D ealers,
D istributors
and/or
A gents.
T hese
p artnerships
a re
q ualified
a s
h aving
a n
e xisting
a ccount
o r
a re
i n
t he
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DEFINITION
O F
S YMBOLS
Symbols
a re
f requently
u sed
o n
e quipment
a nd/or
t he
m anual
i n
p reference
t o
w ords
w ith
t he
intention
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HOW
T HE
F REESTYLE
A ND
F REESTYLE
5
W ORK
The
F reeStyle
a nd
F reeStyle
5
a re
p ortable
o xygen
c oncentrators
( POC)
u sed
t o
e xtract
o xygen
from
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INDICATIONS
F OR
U SE
The
F reeStyle
a nd
F reeStyle
5
P OC’s
a re
i ndicated
f or
t he
a dministration
o f
supplemental
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• DC
P ower
C able
• User’s
M anual
FreeStyle
5 :
• Carrying
B ag
• Shoulder
S trap
• Carry-‐All
A ccessory
B ag
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FreeStyle
5
c omes
w ith
a n
A C
p ower
s upply
a nd
a
s eparate
D C
p ower
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CANNULA
D ISCONNECT
When
a
FreeStyle
or
FreeStyle
5
is
operating
but
does
not
sense
breathing,
a
constant
alarm
sounds,
a nd
t he
a larm
l ight
i lluminates
a fter
1 5
m inutes.
I f
t his
o ccurs,
c heck
t he
c onnection
f rom
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3. FreeStyle.
S imultaneously
p ress
a nd
h old
s ettings
[ 1]
a nd
[ 5]
f or
t en
s econds
i f
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p atient.
I n
a ddition,
p rovider
s hould
c arry
o ut
a
r isk
a ssessment
p rior
t o
i nstallation
o f
t he
FreeStyle
o r
F reeStyle
5
t o
a ssure
p roper
c onnection
a nd
c ompatibility
w ith
o ther
e quipment
...
Do
n ot
c onnect
e xternal
p ower
w ithout
a
b attery
p ack
i nstalled
i n
t he
F reeStyle
o r
FreeStyle
5
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Figure
5 .1:
R emovable
B attery
P ack
INSTALLING
T HE
B ATTERY:
Align
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Push
t he
b attery
r elease
b utton
o utward
a way
f rom
t he
F reeStyle
o r
F reeStyle
5 .
W hile
HOLDING
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Figure
5 .4:
K eypad
B attery
S tatus
I ndicator
To
c heck
t he
b attery
c harge
w hen
i t
i s
n ot
i nstalled
i n
t he
F reeStyle
o r
F reeStyle
5 ,
t urn
t he
battery
...
FreeStyle
o r
F reeStyle
5
w ill
b egin
b y
b linking
r apidly
f or
a
f ew
m inutes,
a nd
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FREESTYLE
A C
&
D C
P OWER
S UPPLY
The
F reeStyle
i s
e quipped
w ith
a
u niversal
A C/DC
p ower
s upply
i s
a n
a ll-‐in-‐one
w ay
t o
k eep
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Figure
6 :
F reeStyle
U niversal
P ower
S upply
AC
P OWER
AC
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Figure
6 .1:
C onnecting
P ower
S upply
t o
F reeStyle
Connect
t he
A C
p ower
c ord
t o
t he
u nmarked
A C
i nlet
o n
t he
p ower
s upply
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Figure
6 .3:
C onnecting
P ower
S upply
t o
A C
O utlet
Ensure
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FreeStyle
i s
f ully
f unctional
o n
D C
p ower
f or
u se.
T he
F reeStyle
w ill
a lso
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Connect
t he
o pposite
e nd
o f
t he
D C
p ower
c ord
t o
a utomobile
o r
o ther
D C
a ccessory
o utlet.
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FREESTYLE
5
A C
&
D C
P OWER
S UPPLY
The
F reeStyle
5
i s
e quipped
w ith
s eparate
p ower
s upplies
f or
A C
a nd
D C
o peration.
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needed
a ny
t ime
A C
p ower
i s
a vailable.
T he
b attery
p ack
w ill
r echarge
b oth
i f
t he
u nit
i s
o ff
o r
on
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O xygen
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Connect
t he
o pposite
e nd
o f
t he
A C
p ower
c ord
t o
t he
w all
o r
o ther
a ppropriate
e lectrical
outlet.
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FreeStyle
5
i s
f ully
f unctional
o n
D C
p ower
f or
u se.
T he
F reeStyle
5
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Figure
7 .6:
I nsert
D C
A dapter
t o
D C
O utlet
Turn
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SHOWING
P ANEL
B UTTONS,
I NDICATORS,
A ND
A LARMS
Show
y our
p atient
w here
e ach
b utton
i s
l ocated
o n
t he
P OC
C ontrol
P anel
a nd
h ow
e ach
b utton
and
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Ensure
t he
c annula
i s
f ully
i nserted
a nd
s ecure.
T his
e nsures
t hat
t he
u nit
c an
properly
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O xygen
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TRAVELING
B Y
A IR
A
n ew
U S
D epartment
o f
T ransportation
r egulation
r egarding
p ortable
o xygen
c oncentrators
took
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CAIRE
r ecommends
t hat
t he
F reeStyle
o r
F reeStyle
5
b e
u sed
w hile
s leeping
w ith
t he
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1. The
a ir
i ntake
/
g ross
p article
f ilter
c an
b e
f ound
o n
t he
l ower
f ront
o f
t he
u nit,
a s
s een
i n
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O xygen
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The
F reeStyle
o r
F reeStyle
5
m ust
b e
o ff
a nd
d isconnected
f rom
e xternal
p ower
before
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NO
S CHEDULED
M AINTENANCE
FreeStyle
a nd
F reeStyle
5
u nits
a re
m aintenance-‐free
d ue
t o
t heir
t echnologically
a dvanced
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O xygen
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1. Turn
u nit
o ff
a nd
d isconnect
t he
p ower
c ord.
2. Remove
t he
b ack
h ousing,
a nd
l ocate
t he
p roduct
f ilter/volume
t ank.
S ee
f igure
b elow.
3.
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Tuberculosis
c an
s urvive
o utside
t he
h uman
b ody,
b ut
i ts
m ode
o f
t ransmission
i s
b y
d roplet
nuclei.
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minutes.
CAIRE
d oes
n ot
r ecommend
t he
s terilization
o f
t his
e quipment.
RECORDING
M AINTENANCE
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_ ________________ FreeStyle
S erial
N umber SYSTEM
C HECKOUT DATE HOUR
M ETER
R EADING INITIALS SERVICE
P ERFORMED PURITY ALARM COMMENTS Figure
1 0:
M aintenance
L og
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COMPONENTS
The
d esign
o f
C AIRE’s
F reeStyle
a nd
F reeStyle
5
P ortable
O xygen
C oncentrators
a llows
f or
e asy
access
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O xygen
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4. Lift
o ff
t he
f ront
c over.
Figure
1 2.1:
R emoving
F ront
C over
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Figure
1 2.2:
R emoving
B ack
C over
PSA
R EMOVAL
Turn
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Figure
1 3.1:
J 5
8 -‐Pin
C onnector 5.
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Figure
1 3.3:
N ozzle
R emoval
Carefully
d isconnect
t he
1 /8”
O D
t ubing
c oming
f rom
t he
b ack
o f
t he
u nit
t o
t he
l imiting
7.
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O xygen
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Figure
1 3.5:
O utlet
N ozzle
C radle
S crew
R emoval
9. Turn
t he
u nit
o ver
a nd
r emove
t he
b ack
h ousing.
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O xygen
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11. D isconnect
t he
1 /8”
O D
t ube
f rom
t he
Y -‐Connector,
o r
T -‐Connector,
t hat
c onnects
t o
t he
pressure
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O xygen
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14. C arefully
r emove
t he
c omplete
P SA
a ssembly
f rom
t he
c enter
h ousing
b y
p ulling
i t
u pwards
and
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O xygen
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Figure
1 3.11:
C ompressor
M ounts
COMPRESSOR
R EPLACEMENT
The
c ompressor
i s
t he
“ pump”
w ithin
t he
o xygen
c oncentrator
t hat
p ushes
r oom
a ir
i nto
t he
bottom
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O xygen
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3. Remove
t he
c ompressor
b y
p ulling
t he
c ompressor
a way
f rom
t he
P SA
a ssembly.
Care
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It
m ay
n ot
b e
n ecessary
t o
c ompletely
r emove
t he
P SA
s ystem
a ssembly
t o
replace
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O xygen
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Figure
1 6.1:
P roduct
M anifold
R emoval
4. Pull
u pward
o n
t he
a dsorbent
b eds
t o
r emove
t hem
f rom
t he
f eed/waste
m anifold.
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O xygen
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7. Place
a
1 .5mm
C S
X
3 .5mm
I D
o -‐ring
o n
t he
t op
c ap
o f
t he
a dsorbent
b eds.
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FEED/WASTE
M ANIFOLD
R EPLACEMENT
1. Remove
t he
P SA
s ystem
a ssembly
p er
t he
P SA
R EMOVAL
s ection
i n
t his
m anual.
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F igure
1 7.2: F eed/Waste
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FreeStyle
5 ).
O nce
t he
a larm
s ounds,
t he
L ED’s
a bove
e ach
f low
s etting
w ill
i lluminate.
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PRESSURE
P ROFILES
The
f ollowing
p ressure
p rofiles
i llustrate
t he
r ange
o f
n ormal
o perating
p ressures
a t
s ea
l evel.
These
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FREESTYLE
H OUR
M ETER
General
I nformation The
F reeStyle’s
h our
m eter
i ncludes
t wo
m onitoring
c hannels:
a
h istorical
c hannel
t hat
c annot
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When
r emoving
t he
f ront
c over
t o
r eplace
t he
h our
m eter
o n
a
FreeStyle,
a lways
u se
a n
E SD
s afe-‐work
a rea.
A lso,
u se
a n
E SD
w rist
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The
H our
M eter
K it
s oftware
a llows
y ou
t o
r ead
t he
t otal
n umber
o f
h ours
f or
t he
u nit
a s
w ell
a s
t he
ability
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Figure
2 1.1:
R emoving
M otor
C ontroller
B oard
4. Before
r eplacing
t he
b oard,
e nsure
t hat
t he
m ain
c ircuit
b oard
a nd
a ll
p ins
a re
s traight
a nd
unbroken
...
b y
c arefully
l ifting
u pward
o n
t he
l ocking
t ab.
T his
c onnection
i s
J 8
f or
t he
FreeStyle
a nd
J 9/J10
f or
t he
F reeStyle
5 .
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F igure
2 2.2:
D isconnecting
F lex
C ircuit
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11. R emove
t he
4 -‐20
s elf-‐tapping
s crews
f rom
t he
m ain
c ircuit
b oard.
T here
a re
6
s crews
o n
t he
FreeStyle
a nd
8
s crews
o n
t he
F reeStyle
5 .
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Figure
2 2.4:
S elf-‐Tapping
S crews
12. R emove
t he
m ain
c ircuit
b oard
f rom
t he
c enter
s ection
a ssembly.
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CONTROL
P ANEL
/
K EY
P AD
R EPLACEMENT
When
r eplacing
t he
c ontrol
p anel/key
p ad,
a lways
u se
a n
E SD
safe-‐work
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8. Carefully
a lign
t he
n ew
c ontrol
p anel/keypad
w ith
t he
r ecessed
c ontrol
p anel
a rea,
a nd
press
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TROUBLESHOOTING
GENERAL
T ROUBLESHOOTING
Before
r eviewing
t he
T roubleshooting
C hart,
t he
f ollowing
s teps
m ay
b e
u seful
t o
i solate
a ny
malfunctions:
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FreeStyle
d oes
n ot
o perate
w hen
Battery
i s
d ischarged.
Power
t he
u nit
t hrough
t he
D C
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Rapid
a larm
c ondition,
a nd
t he
Battery
p ack
c harge
i s
t oo
l ow
t o
Connect
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DC
o utlet
t o
r eset
t he
b reaker
w ithin
DC
p ower
s upply.
For
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ACCESSORIES
For
p roper
p erformance
a nd
s afety,
u se
o nly
t hese
l isted
a ccessories
s upplied
b y
C AIRE.
U se
o f
accessories
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CAIRE
r eserves
t he
r ight
t o
d iscontinue
i ts
p roducts,
o r
c hange
t he
p rices,
m aterials,
e quipment,
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