Cardinal Health Alaris 8000 Series, Directions For Use Manual

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General Information
3-41 Alaris
®
System Directions for Use
Patient Controlled Analgesia Module Section
Warnings and Cautions
(Continued)
Administration Sets (Continued)
Before operating instrument, verify that administration set is
free from kinks and installed correctly in instrument.
CAUTION
• Epidural administration of drugs other than those
indicated for epidural use could result in serious injury to
the patient.
• It is strongly recommended that the syringe, administration
set, and PCA Module used for epidural drug delivery be
clearly differentiated from those used for other types of
administration.
• The Alaris
®
System can be used for epidural administration
of anesthetic and analgesic drugs . This application is
only appropriate when using anesthetics and analgesics
labeled for continuous epidural administration and
catheters intended specifically for epidural use. Use only
standard or pre-filled, single-use, disposable syringes (with
luer-lock connectors) and non-dedicated administration
sets with integrated anti-siphon valves, designed for use on
syringe-type
PCA
devices without a ‘
Y
’ connector or
injection port, for epidural infusions.
♦
Epidural administration of anesthetic drugs : Use
indwelling catheters specifically indicated for short-term
(
96
hours or less) anesthetic epidural drug delivery.
♦
Epidural administration of analgesic drugs : Use
indwelling catheters specifically indicated for either
short-term or long-term analgesic epidural drug delivery.
WARNINGS
Epidural Administration
Dose Request Cord
Only the patient should press the Dose Request Cord.
WARNING