Piko-1 Meter
Portable. PiKo-1™ is the world’s first pocket sized electronic peak flow and FEV1 meter.
- Ease of Use. Has just one operating button, eliminating errors, while simplifying testing and color zone personalization. Red, yellow, and green zones are automatically displayed.
- Intelligent Design. Features test quality alerts and electronic storage of the last 96 readings.
- Optional Software. PiKoNET™ for tracking and trending.
Instructions for the Piko-1 Meter:
When to take the readings:
The readings should be taken regularly. Also, do extra readings when and if you have symptoms. You also might want to consider obtaining our Asthma Managment Piko-1 software to keep track of your data on your computer. Priced Separately. | |
Detailed Instructions:
- Stand or sit in good posture.
- Press the button once to turn the meter on.
- Press the button once to let the meter know you are about to do a blow, the screen will change.
- Take a deep breath – as deep as possible
- Hold the meter horizontally, taking care not to obstruct the vent holes. If you are getting unusually high readings (especially 999) then you are probably covering the vent holes with your fingers.
Place the mouthpiece into your mouth and close your lips around it tightly. - Blow out, as fast and as hard as possible, for at least two seconds.
- Make a note of your PEF reading. The meter alternates between showing the PEF and the FEV1 reading every couple of seconds. "PEF" is shown on the screen when the PEF reading is displayed and the number will not have a decimal point in it.
- Repeat 3) to 8) three or more times, until the highest two readings are within 20.
- Write down the highest of your three readings onto the chart. The meter will turn off automatically after a short time.
If you need to take your inhaler when it is time to carry out a peak flow reading, do the blow first, then take your inhaler. If you forget to take a reading, take one immediately and then go on to the next one as usual.
The meter keeps your blows in memory. However, the memory can only hold about 1 week of blows and sometimes the memory is lost (flat battery, computer crash etc), so please write down all your blows. If you forget your chart please continue to take readings.
