SpiroConnect

We advise after each patient to dispose of any consumables such as filters, mouthpieces and nose clips. Wipe down all parts that your patient has touched with a disinfectant wipe (If the wipe is wet please ensure no liquid seeps into the SpiroConnect through the battery casing), and wipe the inlet where any condensation can build up as well.

For regular cleaning we recommend using soapy water daily. We also recommend you use the PeraSafe cleaning solution to disinfectant, which you can purchase from ourselves. Please ensure the transducer is fully dry before its next use. Do not submerge the handheld part of the SpiroConnect into the PeraSafe or you will damage the internal components. Only the removable transducer can be submerged in the PeraSafe cleaning solution.

Add one 16.2g sachet of PeraSafe powder per one litre of lukewarm water. Stir until the powder is fully dissolved and the solution is blue/green in colour. The solution becomes colourless after around 30 minutes.

To begin the sterilising process immerse the transducer only for exactly 10 minutes, after which it must be thoroughly rinsed in water. Ensure the transducer is thoroughly dried prior to use.

Used Perasafe solution may be discarded without any special precautions.

For SpiroConnect, both the expiratory and inspiratory manoeuvres must be performed using the calibration syringe. Only a 3 litre calibration syringe can be used to do your calibration checks with the SpiroConnect. Depending on the make/model of your calibration syringe, you may find that an adaptor is required to correctly seal the SpiroConnect mouthpiece to the calibration syringe inlet.

Standard MicroGard filters can be used with your SpiroConnect.

Typically a set of AA batteries should last in excess of 12 months, but this can vary depending on usage and of batteries used.

The software will highlight a blow as ‘Best’ immediately after a blow is completed, but it won’t update the variability percentage of the blow until you click either ‘Next’ or ‘Done’. The software works in this way so clinicians can see the difference between the blow that’s just been conducted and the existing previous best. So you can see how close you are to achieving a satisfactory criteria.