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MicroLab > CAT NO: ML3500


The future of portable spirometry

Highly portable and beautifully designed, the new generation MicroLab has been developed for the professional. Employing Micro Medical’s acclaimed precision GOLD STANDARD Digital Volume Transducer (especially suited to measuring very low flow rates in patients with COPD) the instrument has a wide angle, high-resolution colour touch-screen.

All the unit’s features can be easily accessed by simply touching the chosen function’s corresponding icon. This, together with fast textual data entry using a stylus or the optional MicroMouse makes the system’s use highly intuitive.

A quiet and very fast printer with easy-load paper mechanism is integrated. The printout can be fully customised and can also be linked directly to external printers

Equipped with many advanced functions the MicroLab is fully compatible with Spida 5 and SpidaXpert the worlds’ most comprehensive Spirometry PC software packages and meets all International standards for performance and accuracy. There are over 40,000 Micro Medical MicroLab Spirometers in use around the world; this new generation model is truly the most advanced portable Spirometer

Gold Standard Transducer

The Gold Standard transducer from Micro Medical gives the most precise volume and flow measurements for Asthma and COPD patients. Especially effective at low flows, it complies with all current ATS (12) and other recognised international standards for accuracy. This means that Micro Medical’s world beating spirometers are the definitive benchmark for accurate respiratory measurement bar none

Features

• Fully compliant to ATS/ERS 2005 Standard (12)
• High definition colour touch-screen
• Simple screen icon interface using stylus or optional MicroMouse
• Fast on-screen textual entry enabling comments and report writing
• Fast, quiet printer with easy load paper mechanism
• Fully customisable printout format
• Direct connection to external Hewlett Packard printers. Click here to view a list of compatible printers
• Unique contextual Help Screens (language selectable) with dedicated Help Button
• 41 inspiratory and expiratory indices measurable
• On-screen graphical child incentive device
• Large 2000 patient test memory
• Optional Spida 5 or SpidaXpert PC software
• Internationally recognised on-screen test quality assurance prompts (e.g. slow start, abrupt end etc.) ensuring quality test results
• Unique ‘today’s testing feature’ - creating a list of patients tested or to be tested
• Numerous predicted values and languages selectable
• ‘Lung Age’ assessment and textual result interpretation by ATS (9), BTS-NICE (10) or Enright (11)
• Body Mass Index and Dyspnoea Score
• Bronchodilator and/or Steroid assessment
• Complete with all accessories in a sturdy carrying case

Colour Touch-Screen Menus

(click screens to enlarge)

Touch icon main menu Comprehensive printing menu Touch screen keyboard Simple system customisation

Open loop spirometry Comprehensive results screen Closed loop spirometry Child incentive device

Released tidal breathing Screen specific help

Child Incentive Animations

(click images below to open child incentive animations)

Wolf Incentive Animation Milkshake Kid Incentive Animation Skateboard Incentive Animation Bubblegum Kid Incentive Animation

  • Specification


    Spirometry

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    General

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    (External Printers)

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    (Internal Printer)

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  • VC, FEV.75, FEV1, FEV3, FEV6, FVC, PEF, FEV.75/VC, FEV.75/FVC, FEV1/VC, FEV1/FVC (FER), FEV3/VC, FEV3/FVC, FEV.75/FEV6, FEV1/FEV6, FEF25 (MEF75), FEF50 (MEF50), FEF75 (MEF25), FEF25-75 (MMEF), FEF50/VC, FEF50/FVC,
    MMEF/FVC (FEF25-75/FVC), FIV1, FIVC, PIF, FIV1/FIVC (FIR), FIF25 (MIF75), FIF50 (MIF50), FIF75 (MIF25), R50 (FEF50/FIF50), MET25-75, FET, MVV (ind)

    EVC, IVC, IC,VT (TV), ,Ti,Te,Ti/Ttot.,VT/Ti (TV/Ti), IRV, ERV, FR

    5 relaxed VC manoeuvres and 8 forced manoeuvres for each baseline and two post examinations

    Various - depends upon national preference (including NHANESIII)

    Micro Medical Gold Standard Bi-Directional Digital Volume

    10ml volume 0.025l/s flow

    +/-3%.To ATS/ERS 2005 Standardisation of spirometry for flows and volumes



    2000 patients with tests including Flow/Volume loops and Volume/Time graphs

    Click here to view a list of compatible printers for this device.


    13mm/s (avg)


    Input: 100-240V AC 50-60Hz Output: 12V 2.5A

    Rechargeable NiMH 8.4V 1Ah

    25.5cm x 12cm x 3.5cm Transducer 50 x 60 x 90mm

    Excluding any transducers : 630g

    The instrument will operate in a uniform environment of 0°C - 40°C, out of direct sunlight

    30-90% non-condensing.

    -20°C to +70°C

    10% to 90% RH

    RS232 serial and USB 1.1


Biblography


1. Dirksen A, Madsen F, Pedersen OF,Vedel AM, Jenson AK. Long term performance of a hand held Spirometer.Thorax 1996;51:973-976.

2. Otulana BA, Higenbottam T, Ferrari L.The use of home Spirometry in detecting acute lung rejection and infection following heart-lung transplantation. Chest 1990;97:953-7.

3. Pollard AJ, Mason NP, Barry PW, Pollard RC, Collier DJ, Fraser RS, Miller MR, Milledge JS. Effect of altitude on spirometric parameters and the performance of peak flow meters.Thorax 1996;51:175-178.

4. Godschalk, L, Brackel HJL, Peters JCK, Bogaard JM. Assessment of accuracy and applicability of a portable electronic diary card Spirometer for Asthma treatment. Respiratory Medicine, 1996;90:619-622.

5. Morris JF,Temple W. Spirometric ‘Lung Age’ estimation for motivating smoking cessation. Preventative Medicine, 1995;14 655-662.

6. BTS Guidelines for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (The COPD Guidelines Group of the Standards of Care Committee of the BTS) Thorax 1997;53 (Suppl 5):S4-6.

7. Wilson CM, Bakewell SE, Mr Miller etal.Increased resting bronchial tone in normal subjects acclimatised to altitude. Thorax 2002, 57: 400-404.

8. Bent Klug and Hans Bisgaard. Measurement of Lung Function in Awake 2-4 Year-Old Asthmatic Children During Methacholine Challenge and Acute Asthma. Paediatric Pulmonology 21:290-300 (1996).

9. American Thoracic Society. Standardization of spirometry: 1994 update. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995; 152: 1107-1136.

10. National clinical guideline on management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary and secondary care (National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) /British Thoracic Society (BTS) Thorax 2004;59(Suppl l): 1-232 doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.022707

11. Office spirometry, a practical guide of the selection and use off spirometers. Paul Enright

12. ATS/ERS Task Force "Standardisation of Lung Function Testing", Standardisation of Spirometry, European Respiratory Journal 2005: 26: 319-338.




Press Articles


Click here to view Dr Jane Barnard’s review of the new MicroLab as published in the GP magazine, February 2007

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