PROMETRA® II PROGRAMMABLE PUMP
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Pump Alarms
The Prometra II Pump has two audible alarms that alert patients and clinicians to low reservoir volume
and critical errors that cause the drug delivery to stop. All alarms use the same tone but can be
distinguished from each other by the number of “beeps” in a group and the length of each beep.
Low Reservoir Alarm
The Low Reservoir Alarm warns patients when the medication in the pump reservoir gets below a
certain volume. The pump signals a low volume condition by sounding two short (1/4 second) beeps
every 30 minutes. The alarm continues to sound until turned off by telemetry using the Prometra
Programmer or until a new volume of drug is programmed into the pump.
The Low Reservoir Alarm must be turned “On” and the threshold volume programmed using the
Prometra Programmer. When pumps are shipped from the factory, the Low Reservoir Alarm is set to
“Off”. For information on setting the low reservoir volume and enabling the alarm, refer to the
Prometra Programmer Instructions.
Critical Error Alarm
The Critical Error Alarm alerts patients and clinicians that the pump has stopped delivering medication.
The pump signals an error condition by sounding three long (1/2 second) beeps every 30 minutes. This
alarm occurs for any detected condition that results in the pump not delivering medication, including a
low pump battery.
If due to a low battery, the alarm will continue to sound until the pump is explanted or until the
battery power is depleted to a point that the pump can no longer communicate with the programmer.
As the battery is further depleted, the alarm signal may convert to a continuous tone. If due to another
error condition, the alarm continues to sound until a drug delivery schedule is programmed using the
Prometra Programmer.
Each time the pump is inquired, the Prometra Programmer reads and displays the condition(s) causing
the alarm to sound. The Prometra Programmer clears the error and attempts to restart the pump. If
the error condition remains, the pump will restart the error alarm.
