- Indirect Calorimetry

The Most Accurate Indirect Calorimetry for Research and Clinical Practice provided in a compact/bed-side solution!

Indirect calorimetry (continuous VO2, VCO2)
Accurate measurement Metabolism substrate (RQ, FAT, CHO, PRO)
Provided with flow-based-dilution Canopy Hood & Disposable Face Masks
Ethanol Burning Kit
Either Spontaneously Breathing subjects or Mechanically Assisted patients
ICU Kit for ventilated patients (option)

Nutritional Assessment

Resting Energy Expenditure (REE, RMR)
Indirect Calorimetry (VO2, VCO2, RQ)
Indirect Calorimetry w/Canopy Hood

Optional:
Physical Mixing Chamber
Indirect Calorimetry w/Ventilator (ICU)

Analysers

	O2	CO2
Type:	Paramagnetic	Infrared digital
Range:	0-25%	0-10%
Accuracy:	± 0.02 %	± 0.02 %
Response time:	120 ms	100 ms
Warm-up time:	5 min	10 min

Flowmeter

Flowmeter:	Bi-directional Ø 18 mm
Flow Range:	0.08-8l/s
Ventilation range:	0-50 l/min
Accuracy:	±2%
Resistance:	<0.7 cmH2O/l/s @ 3l/s
Temperature sensor:	0-50° C

Hardware

Dimensions & weight (Quark RMR unit):	17 x 30 x 45 cm/8 Kg
Dimensions & weight (Canopy):	32 x 50 x 30 cm/0.6 Kg
Electrical requirements:	110-240V ±10%; 50/60Hz
Internal emergency battery:	12V; 1,2 Ah

Standard Packaging

Quark RMR unit, Canopy, 2 Resting Flowmeter, RMR disposable masks, antibacterial filters, PC software RMR, calibration syringe, Polar® HR monitor (receiver and transmitter), power supply cable, USB cable, user manual.

Available Languages

Italian, English, French, Spanish and German.

PC Configuration Required

PC Pentium or higher. Operating system: Windows XP, 2000, 98/95, NT, Vista (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit). 64 Mb RAM, USb or RS 232 , CD reader, 20 Mb space free on HD, Monitor VGA, SVGA, XGA.

Safety & Quality Standards

Quark RMR is in compliance with the European Directive 93/42/CEE concerning medical devices.
Equipment complies with FDA 510 (k)

Product Literature

Product Brochure

Articles / Bibliography

	Quark RMR validation with ethanol burning kit	Cosmed (Italy)
	Validation of QUARK RMR (COSMED) against DELTATRAC II ® (GE HEALTH CARE) for the measurement of energy expenditure at rest and after a test meal	Hopitaux de Lyon (France)

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