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Benson Medical: Occupational Spirometry Advantages

Benson Medical Instruments’ new CCS-200 spirometer is already recognized as the new standard in occupational spirometry, combining pulmonary function and hearing conservation databases for greater efficiency.

Mon Mar 03 2014By Jonathan Payne

 

Benson Medical Instruments’ new CCS-200 spirometer is already recognized as the new standard in occupational spirometry, combining pulmonary function and hearing conservation databases for greater efficiency. It’s also easy to learn because the software operates similarly to Benson Medical’s hearing conservation products. But there are other attributes of the CCS-200 spirometer that deserve attention as well.

Improved hygiene and testing accuracy are goals that all testing programs strive for. With savvy engineering by Benson Medical, which is known primarily for hearing conservation systems and audiometers, the CCS-200 spirometer meets both goals and more for occupational health programs.

The dual goals of promoting hygiene and improving testing performance drove the design of the spirometer U-tube mouthpiece. Seated into a U-shaped channel in the flow-sensing handle, the single-use mouthpiece is convenient because it snaps in with a simple, audible click. And the best part is that when it’s time to dispose of it, it is easily released with a push of a button, ensuring that the operator does not handle a contaminated mouthpiece! Benson Medical selected the U-tube material to reduce the chance of flawed testing results, making sure that it is sturdy enough to keep its shape under excess teeth or lip pressure with some test subjects, but remain comfortable for use by all subjects.

Ultrasonic air-flow sensors are located outside of the airway channel, so they are not in the contaminated airflow. The U-tube single-use mouthpiece supports hygiene and accuracy in testing by providing a wide-open pathway for airflow, avoiding higher backpressure that could lead to flawed results.

The results are that operators and test subjects will not have to spend time learning complicated handling procedures for spirometer mouthpieces, and will be assured of accurate, repeatable results due to good design.

If your program also performs hearing testing, an advantage of choosing the CCS-200 spirometer for pulmonary function testing is clear: both database systems can function together in a shared environment. This saves time and money for any testing program because employee information does not have to be entered multiple times, and the burden of having to support two separate systems is eliminated.

 

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