Oxygen flow meter and its applications

 An oxygen flow meter is a device that measures the flow of oxygen from an oxygen supply unit to the oxygen user. It can be attached to part of an oxygen tank or a standalone device that measures the flow from a gas tank or gas concentrator. This part is essential on any oxygen delivery device because it provides a quantitative measurement of the flow of gas moving to the user or patient through the system. It is usually standard on the flow valve for the oxygen delivery device. Advanced oxygen flow measurement systems can also indicate if a line is blocked or an oxygen reservoir is unsuitable for use.

Meters that measure oxygen flow most often appear on oxygen cylinders and concentrators - machines that create concentrated oxygen. Most systems incorporate the oxygen flow meter as part of an oxygen-regulating valve, but a flow valve can also be a separate device. An oxygen-regulating valve, sometimes called a flow regulator, controls the flow of oxygen to the user. The regulator valve usually has gauges such as an oxygen flow and a pressure gauge.

Importance in the medical field

In the medical field, a nurse can use an Oxygen Flowmeter to verify that the patient is receiving the right amount of oxygen. A secondary meter can also act as a safety device for an oxygen delivery system. Usually, portable meters are used for spot checks to ensure that the oxygen regulator flow meters are working properly.

Medical Oxygen Flowmeter assists a patient who cannot breathe on their own and offers higher levels of oxygen flow. A resuscitation or demand valve breathing aid device has a larger capacity for oxygen delivery flow than standard oxygen cylinders or concentrator regulating valves. Used to help emergency health care workers using CPR to resuscitate patients who are not breathing, these valves deliver a more powerful flow of oxygen than a person breathing alone would normally need from an oxygen source.

How to measure oxygen flowmeter?

In hospitals, Oxygen Flow Meter measures oxygen flow to the patient's mask or cannula, the plastic tube with two tips that fit into the nostrils. You will see the flow meter attached to the wall in the hospital, as hospitals usually have a central oxygen supply. Flow meters also sit on the front of the oxygen concentrators and display in volumetric units of liters per minute (L / min), the true volumetric flow rate of the gas exiting the flow meter; or standard liters per minute (Std L / min), which represents how air would move if pressure and temperature existed under standard conditions.

Instruction:

Place the oxygen concentrator upright for an accurate reading and turn on the power.

Watch the black or red float move up. On the flowmeter, pressurized air enters through the inlet port and exits through the outlet port. The moving air will push and lift the float.

Calibrated scale warning on the front of the flowmeter. Oxygen Regulators allow you to read the flow rate. The center of the float gives you the size you want. If the float's centre reads "2" on the scale, you will receive a continuous flow of 2 liters per minute of 90 to 95 percent oxygen.