Cardinal Health Alaris 8000 Series, Directions For Use Manual

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Getting Started
2-5 Alaris
®
System Directions for Use
Pump and Syringe Modules Section
3. Remove set, as follows:
a. Gently pull tubing below Air-in-Line Detector forward
and out.
b. Lift upper fitment from upper fitment receptacle.
4. If set is being removed to begin a gravity flow:
a. Depress blue ridged release tab on upper side of
safety clamp device.
b. Slide white slide clamp into blue fitment (open
position).
c. Adjust flow rate using set’s roller clamp.
Removing
1. Close roller clamp.
2. Open Pump Module door.
• Set’s safety clamp fitment automatically closes to
prevent accidental free-flow.
White Slide Clamp
(shown in closed position)
1. Prepare primary solution container in accordance with
manufacturer’s directions for use.
2. Open administration set package, remove set, and close
roller clamp. (Reference set’s directions for use.)
3. Insert administration set spike into prepared fluid
container, following accepted hospital/facility procedure,
and hang container
20
inches above Pump Module.
4. Fill drip chamber to
2
/
3
full.
5. If container requires venting, open vent cap on
administration set spike.
Priming
Preparing Administration Set (
Pump Module
) (Continued)
CHANNEL
SELECT
CHANNEL
OFF
RESTART
PAUSE
ALARM
INFUSE STANDBY