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. Disconnect
t ubing
f rom
t he
i nlet
o f
t he
p roduct
f ilter/volume
t ank.
4. Unscrew
t he
p roduct
f ilter/volume
t ank
f rom
t he
p roduct
m anifold
5. Place
t he
o -‐ring
i nto
t he
o -‐ring
g roove
l ocated
o n
t op
o f
t he
v olume
t ank.
6. Fasten
t he
n ew
p roduct
f ilter/volume
t ank
t o
t he
p roduct
m anifold.
7. Connect
t he
t ubing
a nd
s ecure
w ith
a
t ie-‐wrap.
If
t he
c ompressor
i nlet
f elt
f ilter
( shown
a bove)
i s
c ontaminated,
a
replacement
f elt
f ilter
c an
b e
o rdered
b y
c ontacting
C AIRE
a nd
referencing
P art
N umber
INFECTION
C ONTROL
With
g rowing
c oncern
a bout
p ossible
c ross
i nfection
f rom
h ome
o xygen
e quipment
f rom
o ne
home
c are
p atient
t o
a nother,
a
c larification
o n
t his
t opic
i s
n ecessary.
T he
o rganisms
o f
m ost
concern
a re
M .
T uberculosis,
H IV,
a nd
V iral
H epatitis.
T hese
a re
p otentially
p athogenic.
Portable
O xygen
C oncentrator
Figure
9 :
P roduct
F ilter
F I143-‐2
Product
Filter
Compressor
Felt Filter
MN220-‐1
A
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