#TechTipTuesday: Gas Modules

By Kaylee McCaffrey, Biomedical Engineering Solutions Sales Specialist

It’s #TechTipTuesday! Welcome to our weekly series where we ask members of the biomedical community about their tips and recommendations for maintaining medical equipment. This week we’re asking, “What tips do you have when it comes to servicing gas modules?”

How to Access Hardware and Firmware Revisions on Philips IntelliVue M3015A Microstream CO2 Module

This week we asked Avante experts Philip Truong and Nick Chiarilli for their tips on accessing hardware and firmware revisions on a Philips IntelliVue M3015A Microstream CO2 Module. Read their tips below:

1. Pair Philips InteliVue M3015A EtcO2 Module with Philips IntelliVue M3001A MMS module.
2. Connect M3015A and M3001A to MSL connector behind MP50, MP70 or any other compatible monitor.
3. Connect Microstream CO2 (M3015A) sample line.
4. Turn on monitor.
5. Press the Main Menu button.
6. Scroll down to Revisions option, Press Revisions.
7. On the bottom part of the screen you will see option for M8007A (MP70) and M3001A, select M3001A.
8. Scroll down until you see CO2 then select.
9. Press CO2 option and it will display the Hardware and Firmware of the M3015A.
10. This information will let you know what type of leak check to perform.

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Huge thanks to Philip and Nick for giving us today’s tips on gas modules! Want to join the conversation and add your own tips? Be sure to follow me on LinkedIn and comment on today’s #TechTipTuesday post. See you next week!