AlArms & TroubleshooTing
ChAnging The CAsseTTe
To remove used
Cassette
To Attach new
Cassette
The CADD-legacy
®
Plus pump signals with audible alarms and messages
that appear on the display when a condition requires your attention.
Level of fluid in the reservoir is low. Prepare to
install new reservoir.
Reservoir volume has reached 0.0 ml. Press
NEXT or STOP/START to silence alarm. Install a
new reservoir, if appropriate.
Batteries are low, but pump is operable.
Change batteries soon.
Batteries are depleted and cannot operate
pump; install new batteries immediately.
With AC adapter attached, batteries have been
removed while pump was running, or you have
tried to start pump with depleted batteries.
Install new batteries.
High pressure is being caused by an occlusion in
the fluid path between the pump and the patient.
Remove the occlusion to resume operation.
Or press STOP/START or NEXT to stop the
pump and silence the alarm for two minutes,
then remove occlusion and restart pump.
res Vol low
Three beeps
reservoir
Volume empty
Two-tone alarm
low bat
3 two-tone beeps
every five minutes
battery Depleted
Two-tone alarm
battery removed
Pump Won’t run
Two-tone alarm
high Pressure
Two-tone alarm
1. Stop the pump.
2. Close all tubing clamps.
3. Disconnect tubing from patient.
4. Use coin to unlatch used cassette.
5. Remove and discard used cassette.
1. Close all tubing clamps.
2. Insert new cassette hooks into pump’s hinge pins.
3. Place pump with cassette on firm surface
and push down on top of pump so cassette
fits tightly against the pump.
4. Insert a coin into the lock, push in and turn
until the line on the lock lines up with the
arrow on the side of the pump.
5. Gently twist and pull on cassette to make
sure it is attached properly.
6. Press ENTER/CLEAR to reset reservoir
volume, if appropriate.
7. If the Air Detector is in use, make a small
loop of tubing underneath the air detector
and hold it with your thumb. Place the
tubing over the groove in the air detector
and tuck it under the catch. Seat the tubing
into the groove by gently pulling the tube
upward until it is under the retention nubs
and flat in the groove.
WArning: Attach the cassette (the part of the
medication Cassette reservoir or CADD
®
administration set that attaches to the pump)
properly. An improperly attached or detached
cassette could result in unregulated gravity
infusion of medication from the fluid container
or a reflux of blood. if you are using a CADD
®
administration set or medication Cassette
reservoir that does not have the flow stop
feature (catalog number does not start with
21-73xx): You must use a CADD
®
extension set
with an integral anti-siphon valve or a CADD
®
administration set with either and integral
or add on anti-siphon valve to protect against
unregulated gravity infusion that can result
from an improperly attached cassette.
