Invacare Humidifier Poseidon User Manual

POSEIDON HUMIDIFIER  
Assembly,Installation and Operating Instructions  
OVERVIEW OF THE INVACARE  
POSEIDON HUMIDIFIER  
ThePoseidonHumidifierhelps alleviatesymptomsassociated  
with the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)  
treatment. These symptoms include a dry nose and throat. It is  
intended for use with Invacare nasal CPAP systems as well as  
many other manufacturer’s CPAP systems.  
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS  
NOTE:Checkallpartsforshippingdamage.Ifdamageisfound,DO  
NOT use. Contact Carrier/Invacare for further instructions.  
SAFETY SUMMARY  
In order to ensure the safe installation, assembly and  
operation of the POSEIDON HUMIDIFIER these instruc-  
tions MUST be followed:  
The Poseidon Humidifier is a container that is filled with water  
and placed beneath the flow generator.Air from the flow gen-  
eratorpassesoverthewaterinthehumidifierpickingupmois-  
turebeforedeliveringitthroughyournasalcannula/mask. This  
process helps to relieve irritation of the nose and throat from  
use of the CPAP system.  
CAUTIO N  
Fe de ra l la w re stric ts this de vic e to sa le by or on  
ord e r of a p hysic ia n, or a ny othe r p ra c titione r  
lic e nse d b y the la w of the Sta te in whic h he  
pra c tic e s to use or orde r the use of this de vic e .  
The Poseidon Humidifier Kit Contains:  
The Pose idon humidifie r wa s de signe d to be use d  
with va rious CPAP units. ALWAYS c he c k with your  
physic ia n/c linic ia n to de te rmine if it c a n be use d  
with your sle e p unit/ flow ge ne ra tor.  
DESCRIPTION  
QTY.  
Humidifier (blue-tinted plastic)  
Flexible air tubing (short length)  
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GENERAL WARNINGS  
DO NOT insta ll this e quipme nt without first re a d-  
ing a nd unde rsta nding this instruc tion she e t AND  
your CPAP owne r’s ma nua l. If you a re una ble to  
unde rsta nd the se instruc tions, c onta c t Inva c a re  
te c hnic a l support a t the num be r liste d on the  
ba ck pa ge before a ttempting to insta ll this equip-  
me nt - othe rwise , injury or da ma ge ma y oc c ur.  
FILLING THE HUMIDIFIER (FIGURE 1)  
1. Rinse each item of the humidifier kit in clean water and  
drain completely.  
WARNING  
DO NOT ove rfill the hum id ifie r - othe rwise , in-  
jury or da ma ge ma y oc c ur.  
The humidifie r is for SINGLE PERSON USE ONLY.  
This de vic e is not to be use d with CPAP flow  
ge ne ra tors tha t ha ve a utoma tic pre ssure titra -  
tion c a p a bilitie s.  
2. Holding the humidifier upright, fill the humidifier with dis-  
tilledordemineralizedwaterthrougheitherporttothelevel  
indicated by the fill line.  
This de vic e will not a lte r c omplia nc e pa ra me te rs  
whe n ope ra te d with a Bi-le ve l or CPAP flow  
g e ne ra to rs.  
Inlet  
Outlet Port  
DO NOT a llow wa te r from the humidifie r to spill  
through the a ir tubing into the flow ge ne ra tor a s  
this c ould re sult in e le c tric a l shoc k ha za rd a nd  
c ould re sult in pe rsona l injury or e quipme nt da m-  
a ge . To pre ve nt this:  
Port  
DO NOT ove rfill the humidifie r;  
Disc onne c t the tubing a t the flow ge ne ra tor  
whe n not in use ;  
DO NOT fill the hum idifie r while it is  
a tta c he d to the flow ge ne ra tor;  
FIG URE 1 - FILLING THE HUMIDIFIER  
If wa te r doe s e nte r the flow ge ne ra tor, switc h  
OFF the powe r a nd disc onne c t the flow ge n-  
e ra tor. Re turn it to your e quipme nt supplie r  
for e va lua tion.  
Ensure tha t a ll ite m s a re p rop e rly a nd  
se c ure ly insta lle d a nd the humidifie r is posi-  
tione d und e r the flow g e ne ra tor.  
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