Curlin 4000 User Manual - Med-E-Quip Locators

Chapter4Continuous TherapyContinuous Therapy is designed to allow a constant programmed rate of infusion.Begin programming a Continuous Therapy by selecting “Continuous” from the “SelectTherapy Screen”. The following display screen appears and requires you to enterinformation needed to program this therapy:Prescription MenusContinuous Pre-Prescription Menu ScreenThese menu items allow you to customize the program to match each individual prescription. Thepump’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 appearbelow.1 UNITS: Allows you to select from units of ml, mg, or mcg to match the patient’sprescription. The pump will allow a volume range of 0.1 to 400 ml/hr; therefore, if mg ormcg is selected, the concentration requested in the next field will determine the upper andlower 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 moveto 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 thecorrect data is entered using the numeric keys, press “YES/ENTER” to accept and move thecursor to the next field. (If ml is chosen in the “units” field, this line will not display.) Therange 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 totwenty-four hours. If the infusion is NOT to be delayed, accept the “OFF” setting bypressing the “YES/ENTER” key. The cursor will move to the next field. If the infusion IS toContinuous Therapy41