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EXHALION
User Manual
Revision 1.0 -March 2021

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  • Page 1 EXHALION User Manual Revision 1.0 -March 2021...
  • Page 2 Sale shall govern all conflicting information between this document and the Sale document. EXHALION is a registered trademark of Fossil Ion Technology S.L. The following are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries: Alicat, Swagelok is a registered trademark of Crawford Fitting Company.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contacting us ........................3 General safety precautions and important notes ............. 3 Description ....................... 4 Principle of operation ..................... 4 Intended use ........................4 Complete system: EXHALION ................... 4 Components: ........................5 Installation ....................... 8 Assembly ........................8 Operation ......................... 9 Turning on ........................
  • Page 4: Preface

    Preface This User Manual describes how to install, remove, use and maintain the EXHALION system developed and commercialized by Fossil Ion Technology. If you would like to suggest a change in this document, or if you need further assistance, please email us at info@fossiliontech.com.
  • Page 5: Contacting Us

    IMPORTANT NOTE The CO2 line used to dehumidify air prior to CO2 analysis is vulnerable to UV radiation. Avoid exposing it to sunlight Page 3 of 13 EXHALION, by FIT User manual, Revision 1.1...
  • Page 6: Description

    Intended use EXHALION is designed to be used by trained personnel in a laboratory environment. The purpose of EXHALION is to enable collection of breath in real time and to differentiate different fractions of the exhalation. CAUTION Exhalation is intended for research purposes only, and with healthy non- infectious volunteers.
  • Page 7: Components

    Components: • Sensors Module • Stand Page 5 of 13 EXHALION, by FIT User manual, Revision 1.1...
  • Page 8 • Power supply • Mouthpiece • Pressure line Page 6 of 13 EXHALION, by FIT User manual, Revision 1.1...
  • Page 9 • CO2 line • USB memory • Line filters (3x) Page 7 of 13 EXHALION, by FIT User manual, Revision 1.1...
  • Page 10: Installation

    Installation Assembly Mouthpiece Connecting mouthpiece and sensors module Powering sensors module: Page 8 of 13 EXHALION, by FIT User manual, Revision 1.1...
  • Page 11: Operation

    Hard shut down Press the on button on the side of Exhalion for several seconds until the system shuts down Start an acquisition Press Start. Data will be stored in a txt file in the USB memory. Make sure the USB memory is inserted.
  • Page 12: Retrieve Data

    Retrieve data Data is stored in txt files in the USB memory. For safety, only the USB memory provided with EXHALION is compatible with it. To extract USB. press Extract USB and follow pop-up instructions. Controlling external units (This option is available only for models including an I/O relay for offline operation). You can define a set of thresholds to control a relay, based on CO2 levels, flow rate, and exhaled volume.
  • Page 13: Setting Exhalation And Data Acquisition Conditions

    Calibration press Calibration, select parameter to calibrate, and follow pop-up instructions. EXHALION integrates an absolute pressure sensor. The absolute pressure measurement is used internally to correct for variations caused by climate related absolute pressure oscillations. To calibrate it, use data from the nearest meteorology station.
  • Page 14: Connecting The With Other Collection Devices

    CO2 line leaving a gap to ensure the Exhalion sensor module and the pump is not exposed to high pressure, and provide sufficient flow of gas to make sure the sensor module is fed only with calibration gas and no room air is making its way into the CO2 sensor.
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