Vitalograph 6000 ALPHA Touch Spirometer
General
Vitalograph ALPHA Touch is an easy to use, lightweight desktop spirometer that offers the benefits of portability and a built-in printer. A large, high resolution colour touchscreen display, combined with an intuitive icon driven user interface, makes the ALPHA Touch quick and simple to operate.
Features
- Integral thermal printer
- Durable measurement technology without the need for expensive disposable sensors, turbines, spirettes or flow tubes
- Optimal hygiene via Bacterial Viral Filters (BVF™)
- No user calibration required
- Simple and intuitive navigation
- Built-in interpretation of measurement results
- Mains or battery powered
- Includes all parameters for adult and paediatric patients within general healthcare and occupational health
- Includes Vitalograph Reports Software with the ability to create editable PDFs
- Features latest GLI spirometry predicted equations and Z-scores
- Touchscreen for modern and intuitive navigation
- Patient management database for storing more than 10,000 patients
- Intuitive icon driven user interface
Specifications
| Model Number | 6000 |
|---|---|
| Size | 300mm x 250mm x 75mm |
| Weight | 2kg net |
| Gross Weight (Packed) | 4kg |
| Packed Size | 470mm x 112mm x 377mm |
| Subjects | Automatic population of database from Spirotrac. Name, ID; Age, Height, Gender; Smoking Status, Body Mass Index and more depending on model. Storage of up to 10,000 subjects |
| Selectable Parameters (depending on model) | VC, IVC, IC, VT (TV), TLC, RV, IRV, ERV, FRC, FVC, FIVC, FEV1, FEV3, FEV6, FVC, FEV1/ VC, FEV1/FVC, FEV3/ VC, FEV3/FVC, FEV1/FEV6, FEF75, FEF50, FEF25, FEF25-75, FEF25-75/FVC, FIV1, PIF, FIV1/ FIVC, FIF25, FIF50, FIF75, FEF50/FIF50, FET, MVVind, FEV1 Ratio, FEV0.5, PEF L/min, PEF L/s, FEF0.2-1.2, FEF75-85%, FEF25%, FEF50%, FEF75%, FMFT, FIF25%, FIF50%, FIF75%, PIF, FEV0.75, Lung Age and more |
| Environmental Data | Selectable temperature (built in sensor), barometric pressure, altitude & humidity |
| Test Types | Single breath tests, flow/volume loops, multi-breath testing, tidal breathing and combined VC/FVC type test methods supported |
| Predicted Values Selectable (depending on model) | ERS/ECCS; NHANES, Polgar, Pereira, Berglund, Forsche, Gutierrez, Hedenström, Taiwan; Knudson, Crapo; Hsu; KNLW; Viljanen; SEPAR; Gulsvik; SBPT; Tamura; Ip; Quanjer; Wang; Dockery and more |
| Suggested Interpretation | User selectable |
| Storage Humidity | 10% to 95% |
| Storage Temperature | 0 °C to 50 °C |
| Recommended Operating Temperature Range | 17 – 37 °C; Design Limits: 10-40 °C |
| Data Storage | Stores up to 10,000 subjects |
| PowerSAFE™ | Input 100 – 240V AC 50-60Hz, output 12V DC |
| Battery Pack | Rechargeable NiMh, 7.2V 1, 800mAH |
| Flow Detection Principle | Fleisch type pneumotachograph |
| Volume Detection | Flow integration sampling @ 100Hz |
| Resolution | 10 mL volume; 0.01 L/s flow |
| Accuracy when Operated in Operating Temperature Range Conditions | Flow +/- from 10% to 5%, Max flow rate +/-16L/s, Min flow rate +/-0.02L/s |
| Volume Accuracy | Better than +/-3% |
| Maximum Displayed Volume | 10 L |
| Linearity | +/-3% |
| Maximum Test Duration | 90 seconds |
| Flow Impedance | <0.1kPa/L/s @ 14L/s • Complies with ATS/ERS 2005 |
| Printer | Thermal |
| Performance Standards | ISO 26782:2009, ISO 23747:2007; ATS/ERS 2005 |
| Safety Standards | IEC 60601-1:2005 |
| Medical Devices Directive | 93/42/EEC1993 as amended |
| Designed & Manufactured | Under ISO 13485:2003, FDA 21CFR820 and CMDR Communications USB and CF card |
| Connectivity | USB 2 B |