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Programming the Pump
SIGMA Manual Number 41018
Revision AR
■
NO
– Hang secondary bag above primary bag, confirm secondary clamp is open and
flow from the secondary container, then press the YES or NO softkey.
• YES – Secondary infuses as programmed until completion with auto-
matic transition to primary.
• NO – Apply clamp to primary line above upper Y site, and press
OK
to
confirm primary is clamped.
The “two bag” icon denotes the secondary is running.
9.
If primary line is clamped, the secondary infuses until completion. The rate will decrease to
a KVO- keep vein open rate with alarm.
10. Press
STOP
.
11. Press the
SECONDARY
softkey to return to the secondary setup. This allows reprogram-
ming of the secondary infusion.
12. Press the
PRIMARY
softkey to return to the primary infusion, then remove clamp from pri-
mary and press
OK
to begin primary infusion.
13. Confirm flow from primary drip chamber (
YES/NO
).
■
YES – Primary infuses as programmed.
■
NO – Close clamp on secondary line. Press
OK
to confirm secondary line is clamped.
14. Upon completion of the secondary infusion and once the transition is made to the primary
infusion, a “one bag” icon shall replace the “two bag” icon on the run screen.
NOTE:
Upon completion of the secondary infusion, the clamp on the secondary set should be
closed to prevent any remaining fluid in the secondary bag from being delivered at the
primary delivery rate.
Software version 5.02.03 and earlier
1.
Make sure you have prepared the pump for a secondary infusion, using the steps in “Pre-
paring the Pump for a Secondary Infusion” section, beginning on page 20.
2.
Follow the steps for programming the primary bag infusion as described in either “Pro-
gramming the Pump Using the Drug Error Prevention Mode” section, beginning on
page 24 or “Programming the Pump Using the Basic Mode” section, beginning on page 28.
3.
When you have finished programming the pump for the primary infusion and before you
run the infusion, press
SETUP
to begin programming the secondary bag.
4.
If the drug is to be delievered using the DEP
, select the drug from the MDL:
NOTE:
The drug must be pharmacy/hospital-approved for delivery as a secondary
line.