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SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System Pump Operating Software Version 8.00
Operator’s Manual For Use With MDL Version 8.0
Neonatal Pertaining to the first four weeks of life
ng
Nanogram; 1/100000000 (10
-9
) of a gram
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
Non-DEHP Flexible IV tubing that does not use DEHP plasticizer.
OR Operating Room
oz Ounce
P Multi Primary Only Multi-step
P No S Primary Only, Secondary Not Allowed
P w/S Primary Only, Secondary Allowed
P/N Part Number
P/S Primary or Secondary
PAC Protected Access Credentials
PAP Password Authentication Protocol
PC Personal Computer; used to install the MDL application.
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PDA Personal Digital Assistant: A mobile device that functions as a personal information
manager and can be used to transfer the Binary Drug Library file (BDL) to the SIGMA
Spectrum Infusion Pump.
PDF Portable Document Format: A file format that has captured all the elements of a
printed document as an electronic image that you can view, navigate, print or
forward.
PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
Pediatric Medical care of infants, children, and adolescents
PEM Privacy Enhanced Mail
PIC I/O processor: (I/O Board – 60091-CFG2) Microchip PIC 16F family micro-controller
with on-chip A/D convertor used for controlling and monitoring motor speed.
PM Preventive Maintenance
PO Purchase Order
Proximal Upstream of the Pump. Closest to the center or midline of the body or trunk, nearer to
the point of attachment.
PSI Pounds per Square Inch
PSK Pre-shared key
PWM Pulse Width Modulation. Used to control power to internal devices.
QA Quality Assurance
QoS Quality of Service
RA Return Authorization
RAM Random Access Memory
Rate Change The capability of the device to change programmed parameters “on the fly” while an
infusion is in progress. Rate change is applied, clinically, to adjust an infusion to
receive a desired therapeutic effect.
RF Radio Frequency