SmartTank Description

SmartTank Features:

1. Provides a luer port to which you can connect a diverting capnometer or anesthesia gas analyzer sample line.

2. Provides a 22/15mm port to which you can connect an on-airway gas analyzer.

3. Interfaces with a disposable pressurized bottle of calibration gas. Gas mixtures for all common gas analyzers will be available at prices competitive with other calibration gas suppliers.

4. Provides a static flow calibration mode where a constant, controlled flow of the calibration gas is delivered at ambient pressure without the need for any external reservoir or pressure regulation.

5. Provides a patient simulation mode that simulates patient breath with user selectable respiratory rate, I:E ratio. This mode is useful for testing high respiratory rates for RGMs used in the NICU.

6. Provides a pressure mode that simulates a pressure level that would be experienced by the RGM if it were in use on a mechanically ventilated patient.

7. Provides a mode for diverting gas analyzers that measures the sample flow rate and challenges the sampling system to ensure the sampling system is functioning properly.

8. Provides a mode that detects any sample system leaks and measures the leakage flow rate.

9. Measures barometric pressure allowing all gas parameters to be displayed in partial pressure (corrected for barometric pressure) as well as volume percent.

10. Powered by an internal lithium-ion pack for portable testing (with over 5hrs of continuous-use battery life). Also provided with an external power supply for charging/stationary use.

11. Automatically generates a test report with all test data and pass/fail results based on user input during the test.

12. Calibration gas bottles have an RFID tag which is read by the SmartTank to ensure the calibration gas is not expired and to allow the calibration gas mixture to be automatically recorded in the report.

13. Capacitive touch screen user interface.

14. Calibration gas bottle pressure sensor ensures there is sufficient calibration gas to perform the test and allows detection of internal leaks that could waste calibration gas.

15. Rugged enclosure design.

16. Small footprint, can be tipped on-end to conserve limited space on a cart.

17. Optional soft carrying case.

18. Patent pending.

Definitions:

RGM: Respiratory Gas Monitor (typically a capnometer or inhaled anesthetic gas analyzer ) used to measure concentrations of specific gasses in a patient’s breath. Some also measure pressure/flow waveforms.

Diverting RGM: An RGM that draws a continuous sample flow from the patient’s breath, analyzes the gas sample and vents it to atmosphere (also known as a side-stream RGM).

On-airway RGM: An RGM that directly measures the gas passing through the patient’s breathing circuit (also known as a main-stream RGM).

Luer: A typical small bore tubing connection fitting style common in medical applications.

Partial Pressure: CO2 and other respiratory gasses are often reported in partial pressure instead of % volume. ‘mmHg’ is a common pressure unit used to report end tidal CO2, anesthetic agent, or inspired oxygen content. A measurement of the current barometric pressure is required to report calibration gas content in units of partial pressure.