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Preparing the Pump and IV Sets
Manual 41018v0800
SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System
Revision B
Operator’s Manual
Unloading an IV Set
WARNING
Unloading an IV Set.
Do Not Allow Uncontrolled Gravity Flow.
Before unloading a primed IV set, ensure the roller clamp below
the Pump is in the closed position. To open the Pump door, the IV
set’s slide clamp must first be closed (thus providing “set-based
anti-free flow” protection).
Do not open the slide clamp when the door is open or during and
after IV set unloading. This can cause dangerous, uncontrolled
free flow to occur.
During IV container changes, always close the set’s roller clamp.
When the set is in the Pump and the door is closed, the slide
clamp can safely be opened.
If gravity flow is to be used, the Pump door will be open or the set
will be outside the Pump. Verify gravity flow is maintained at the
intended rate whenever the Pump door is open and when the set is
outside of the Pump.
To unload an IV set:
1. If the Pump is running, press
STOP
to stop the infusion.
2. Close the roller clamp to prevent free flow.
3. Push the slide clamp into the keyhole until the door opens.
NOTE:
When opening the Pump door, use only the slide clamp on the tubing loaded into
the Pump to prevent free flow. Use of a slide clamp from another IV set can cause
dangerous, uncontrolled free flow to occur when the door is opened.
4. With the slide clamp resting in the keyhole, using one hand, pull the tubing out and up from the
bottom of the Pump towards the top. This ensures the slide clamp will not be inadvertently
opened when removed from the keyhole. See Figure 19.