Curlin 2000 User Manual - Med-E-Quip Locators

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Continuous Therapy
Continuous Therapy is designed to allow a constant programmed rate of infusion.
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egin programming a Continuous Therapy by selecting “Continuous” from the “Select
Therapy Screen”. The following display screen appears and requires you to enter
information needed to program this therapy:
Prescription Menus
Continuous Pre-Prescription Menu Screen
These menu items allow you to customize the program to match each individual prescription. The
pump’s default settings are displayed in the left screen. Each field is individually explained below.
Note: Some of the lines are abbreviated to fit on the display screen; the full descriptions appear
below.
1 UNITS: Allows you to select from units of ml, mg, or mcg to match the patient’s
prescription. The pump will allow a volume range of 0.1 to 400 ml/hr; therefore, if mg or
mcg is selected, the concentration requested in the next field will determine the upper and
lower programming limits for mg and mcg. Use the “NO/CHANGE” key until the desired
“units” appears on the display, and then press the “YES/ENTER” key to accept and move
to the next field.
2 CONCEN (Concentration): This field is active whenever mg or mcg is selected in the
“units” field and requires data entry of the concentration of mg or mcg per ml. When the
correct data is entered using the numeric keys, press “YES/ENTER” to accept and move the
cursor to the next field. (If ml is chosen in the “units” field, this line will not display.) The
range for this field is 0.1 to 999.
3 DELAY Start: This field allows you to delay the start of the infusion from one minute up to
twenty-four hours. If the infusion is NOT to be delayed, accept the “OFF” setting by
pressing the “YES/ENTER” key. The cursor will move to the next field. If the infusion IS to
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