Robert Smith Sr. Director, Quality Medication Delivery Baxter ...

7 Battery Care Information
Optimizing Battery Service Life
Battery Preventive Maintenance Program
Charging the Batteries
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Ensuring the following procedures are a part of routine device use can
optimize battery service life:
. Connect pumps to AC power at all times except in the event of
AC power loss or short-term portable operation.
. Store pumps plugged in to AC power to maintain the battery
charge whenever possible. See the Storage Temperature table in
dtis chapter for information on the effects of temperature on the
b"attery storage time.
. Notify Central Supply or other appropriate departments as soon as
a pump is removed from patient use so that it can be cleaned and
the batteries can be recharged.
. Recharge a pump that is in the Battery Low alert condition for a
minimum of 12 uninterrupted lK>urs.
The most reliable way to check the condition (capacity) of the pump's
batteries at any time during their life is to measure discharge time. The
batteries should provide an operating ti~ of no less dIaD 25 hours
(Colleague pump) or 2 hours (Colleague 3 pump) from fully charged to
Battery Depleted alarm wIY:n all channels infuse at 100 mI.Jbr on
battery power. This test is described in the Colleague Pump Global
Service Manual. Battery packs that do not pass the test are at the end of
their service life and must be replaced. Implementing a program to
replace the batteries prior to the projected end of their service life can
reduce battery problems.
For OOditional infomJation about Iead-ocid battery use in Baxter infusion
devices, contact Baxter Medication Delivery Services at
1-800- THE-PUMP.
The batteries are charging whenever the pump is plugged into a 100-120
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