Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump User Manual

- OPEN THE SLIDE AND ROLLER CLAMP.- TO UNLOAD SETS, push the slide clamp in the keyhole until the door opens and pulltubing out from the bottom of the pump towards the top.- PREVENT FREE FLOW whenever the pump door is open and when the set is out ofthe pump. This is accomplished by having the set’s slide clamp or roller clamp fullyclosed or by partially opening the roller clamp to achieve gravity flow.- WHEN CHANGING IV SETS OR CONTAINERS always keep the set’s slide clamp orroller clamp fully closed, (except when following standard gravity set primingprocedures).Drug Error Prevention Programming- Turn the pump ON.- Select the care area (nursing area). Push OK.- Type the drug’s first two letters (all drugs beginning with those two letters willappear). Push OK. Scroll to the desired drug. Push OK- Select the correct drug concentration (if more than one is offered). Push OK. If the“Concentration Confirmation” option is enabled, a dialog shall appear promptingconfirmation of the selected drug concentration. Press “yes” to continue or “no” toreselect. Note that the confirmation dialog will appear only when selecting from a listof concentrations or if entering a concentration manually to a drug that has beenassigned a “variable” concentration in the Master Drug Library (MDL).- When the setup screen appears:• Confirm the drug and concentration is correct.• Select primary or secondary bag and push OK 1 .• Enter all required data. Push OK after each entry.1 The bag selection prompt shall not be offered if the selected drug has beenspecifically assigned to either the primary or secondary bag in the MDL.- Push RUN to begin the infusion. Confirm that all infusion parameters are as intended.Dose Rate Limits- SOFT DOSE RATE LIMITS may be exceeded by pushing OK twice (once to enterthe value and again to accept the limit warning) thereby providing a doubleconfirmation.- HARD DOSE LIMITS can not be exceeded. Reset rates within HARD limits to startthe pump.Basic (mL/hr) Programming- Turn the pump ON.- Push BASIC.- 15 -