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Preventive Maintenance
SIGMA Manual Number 41019
Revision AA
PR EVENTIVE MAINT ENANCE
To ensure that the SIGMA Spectrum IV pump is operating within the specified parameters set forth
by SIGMA LLC, perform the preventive maintenance tests in this section according to the mainte-
nance schedule below. After each operation in this procedure, record the results on a copy of the Pre-
ventive Maintenance Check Sheet at the end of this section.
NOTE:
Service School Training is available, but not required, for performance of this
Preventive Maintenance Procedure. Contact [email protected] for
information.
Preventive Maintenance Schedule
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Preventive maintenance is recommended a minimum of once annually on all pumps in ser-
vice.
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Preventive maintenance should be performed after any user facility maintenance.
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Preventive maintenance test should also be carried out whenever a pump is dropped, or sus-
pected of having been otherwise damaged.
Equipment Required
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SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump
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IV set of the brand specified on the pump label
NOTE:
If the pump is being tested for accuracy following a clinical problem, it is
essential to test with an IV set of the same catalog number and lot number
as that in use when the problem occurred.
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IV container (250, 500 or 1000 mL) to be used as pumping source
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Collection vessel used should be a class “A” graduate during a volumetric test
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Any collection vessel may be used for a gravimetric test (output is weighed)
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Pressure gauge
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Electronic balance scale with 0.1 gram readability (only for gravimetric flow rate testing)