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Portable Oxygen Monitor Operation
Teledyne Analytical Instruments 29
Table 2-1: Oxygen Reading Error in a Mixture of Anesthetic Gas
Gas or Vapor Level
(Balance: Mixture of 30% O
2
/ 70% N
2
O, except where noted)
Gas or Vapor Test Level Oxygen Reading
Error
Helium 50%, balance O
2
0%
Nitrous Oxide 80%, balance O
2
0%
Carbon Dioxide 10%, balance O
2
0%
Halothane 4% < 1.5% O
2
*
Enflurane 5% < 1.5% O
2
*
Isoflurane 5% < 1.5% O
2
*
Sevoflurane 5% < 1.5% O
2
*
Desflurane 15% < 1.5% O
2
*
* Errors are approximate and may vary based on exposure times and
concentrations.
These performances meet or exceed the requirements of ISO 7767:
1997 (E).
CAUTION: THE MX300-I SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THE
PRESENCE OF FLAMMABLE ANESTHETICS SUCH
AS DIETHYL ETHER OR CYCLOPROPANE.
CAUTION: THE MX300-I, OXYGEN SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED
HARDWARE ARE NON-STERILE DEVICES. DO NOT
AUTOCLAVE THE INSTRUMENT OR SENSOR, AS
THIS WILL DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.
2.3.5.2 CARE AFTER USE IN NITROUS OXIDE
CAUTION: THE R17MED SENSOR SHOULD NOT BE LEFT IN
NITROUS OXIDE MIXTURES ANY LONGER THAN
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.