Curlin 4000 User Manual - Med-E-Quip Locators

Indications for UseThe Curlin Medical pump can be used for intravenous, epidural, or subcutaneous therapies. Itcan be used to deliver medications from the specially designed Curlin Medical medicationreservoir, syringes 1 or from IV bags. A physician or a certified, licensed, healthcare practitionermust oversee any therapy. Patients and caregivers using the Curlin Medical pump should beinstructed in its use by a qualified clinician and demonstrate an adequate level of proficiency in theuse of the pump.Special Features of the 4000 Series Pump• Shift Totals in PCA• Hourly Totals in all therapies• Automatic “quick-repeat” function• Large font display• Small, accurate, ambulatory, volumetric infusion pump that provides reliable and safe deliveryof infusion therapies.• Cost effective, safe and easy-to-load disposable Curlin Medical administration sets featuringa unique, spring-activated, self-clamping, set-based “Integral Flow-Stop” device thatautomatically clamps the tubing when the door of the pump is opened and preventsinadvertent fluid flow.• User-friendly, easy-to-teach programming that shortens staff inservice time and patientteaching time.• “Helpful” help screens and display messages.• Three tamper-resistant lock settings to assist in maintaining patient compliance and safety.• Patient and therapy specific programming features via the Curlin Medical BIOMEDSETUP and Options Menus.• Selection by user from three units of delivery, milliliters (ml), milligrams (mg), and micrograms(mcg).• Titration features in both PCA and Continuous therapies.• Retention of programmed infusion settings until cleared by the clinician, thus eliminating theneed to reprogram before each use.• Mandatory requirement of two independent key press actions before a running pump can beturned off, thus minimizing the accidental interruption of a therapy in progress.• Powered by two readily available, cost-effective “C” size alkaline batteries.• Attractive yet robust design that is impact resistant and water resistant.• Audio alarms that can be adjusted from 1 (very quiet) to 9 (loudest) to meet specific patientand clinical setting needs but that cannot be totally disabled.• Four sizes of convenient carry packs to assist the ambulatory patient in maintainingindependence of lifestyle. Backpack will accommodate pump, AC Adapter, and up to fourliterIV bag.1 Some syringes are not qualified for use. Please call Curlin Medical for details2