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SIGMA Manual Number 41018
Revision AR
PREPARING THE PUMP AND IV SETS
1.
Mount the pump on an IV pole.
2.
Plug the pump’sAC Adapter into a powered outlet receptacle, if available.
NOTE:
It is recommended that the Spectrum pump’s AC Adapter be plugged into a
powered outlet receptacle whenever possible.
3.
Select the IV set.
Select only IV sets made by the manufacturer listed on top of the pump. IV sets must be of
standard stiffness and diameter. Performance can not be achieved using stiff, large, or small
diameter tubing. Contact SIGMA for compatible standard IV set lists and for special
SIGMA blood, nitroglycerin and lipid sets.
NOTE:
Pumped-on tubing should not be re-loaded into the pumping channel (to
avoid nuisance alarms and to maintain flow rate accuracy).
4.
Prepare IV fluid containers and prime IV sets:
a. Position roller clamps below the pump.
b. Position slide clamp near the keyhole at the top of the pump.
c. Invert bags that need to be mixed (rather than shaking them).
NOTE:
Warming IV solutions to room temperature before use will reduce nuisance
air-in-line alarms.
d. Fill drip chambers approximately halfway.
e. Use standard gravity IV set priming technique to purge air from sets and all Y sites.
Loading an IV Set
WARNING:
The pump indexes when the set's slide clamp is removed from the pump's
keyhole. This propels fluid (maximum of .1 mL) in the IV set in the
direction of flow and possibly to the patient. This occurs if the
administration set is loaded in the pump and a patient is connected to the
administration set.
1.
Insert the slide clamp into the keyhole (loading point #1) and press down until the door
opens.
2.
Load the IV set tubing into the tubing channel:
a. Load the tubing from the top to bottom of the tubing channel.
b. Make sure the tubing is taut.