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FreeStyle Service Manual

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4.1.3 Compressor Servicing

As the Equipment Provider, you are responsible for monitoring the life of the compressor,

which must be checked at every 5,000 hours of use.

4.1.4 Recording Maintenance

As the Equipment Provider, you should record all routine maintenance and repairs

performed on the FreeStyle unit, including hours and dates of service.

4.2 Infection Control

With growing concern about possible cross infection from home oxygen equipment from

one home care patient to another, a clarification on this topic is necessary. The organisms

of most concern are M. Tuberculosis, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis. These are potentially

pathogenic.

Tuberculosis can survive outside the human body, but its mode of transmission

is by droplet nuclei. When infected individuals cough, they release droplet nuclei into the

air, and these carry the Tuberculosis organism. These droplet nuclei may be breathed in

by another person, but prolonged exposure to the infected person is usually necessary for

infection to occur.

HIV and Viral Hepatitis are both viruses that are not living cells themselves but can

duplicate when in a living “host” cell. Both of these organisms are usually passed on by

person-to-person contact, and both need to be in the human body to survive. Once outside

the body, viruses do not survive.

4.3 Cleaning and Preparing for New Patient Use

When you remove FreeStyle from a patient’s home, always detach and dispose of the used

nasal cannula. Clean the exterior of FreeStyle with a mild household cleaner applied with

a damp cloth or sponge. Pay special attention to the oxygen outlet for the cannula

connection to make sure it remains free of dust, water, and particles. Be careful not to get

any liquid into the interior of the unit.

Next, clean the exterior with a common chemical disinfectant before any other patient

uses the unit. Do not use liquid directly on the FreeStyle unit to clean it.

Do not use liquid directly on the FreeStyle unit to clean it. A list of undesirable

chemical agents includes but is not limited to, the following, according to the

plastics manufacturer: alcohol and alcohol-based products, concentrated chlorine-

based products (ethylene chloride), and oil-based products (Pine-Sol, Lestoil).

These are NOT to be used to clean the plastic housing on FreeStyle, they can

damage the units plastic.

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