Chapter 3
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
36
Taper phase
Note:
After starting infusion it is only possible to change rates, time and VTBI in
the continuous phase.
By editing (increasing/decreasing) the plateau rate, the therapy is recalculated. With
the increase/decrease of the plateau rate the volumes in the ramp phase, the conti-
nuous phase and the taper phase are increased/decreased. The continuous phase is
shortened/prolonged to infuse the VTBI still completely with the end of the taper
phase.
By editing the Ramp/Taper-Time, the therapy is recalculated. The Continuous Phase is
extended/shortened to infuse the VTBI still completely until the end of the Taper
phase.
By increasing/decreasing the VTBI, the continuous phase is prolonged/shortened to
infuse the new entered VTBI completely with the end of the taper phase.
Note:
The delivery of drugs can be stopped and started again in Ramp and Taper
Mode at any time by pressig
s
f
. Ramp and Taper is stopped immediately
without Taper phase and started without a new Ramp phase.
Immediate Taper Down
By chosing the Immediate Taper Down Function the therapy can be ended with a taper
phase before the originally defined VTBI is completely infused.
•
Press
C
during continuous phase.
•
Use
t
to select Special Functions and press
l
.
•
Select Immediate Taper Down Function and confirm with
l
.
•
Edit taper time by using
t
and press
k
to confirm.
The pump automatically changes to Taper phase and linearly decreases the
rate.
The pump linearly decreases the
rate in the predefined time
until it reaches the KVO rate
