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Medfusion® Model 3500 pump V6
Operator’s Manual
Alarms & remedies
The Medfusion
®
Model 3500 pump V6 has numerous
alarms built into it. These are triggered by situations as
a means of warning or advising that something is not
functioning within normal parameters.
Pump alarms are logged into the pump’s
Alarm History
(viewable in the
Biomed
menu, and may be included in
various reports via PharmGuard
®
Toolbox 2).
Alarms / alerts types
Below is a table of the alarms and alerts generated by
the pump, including definitions and remedies:
Type
Definition and Remedy
System Fault
priority
A
System Fault alarm
is initiated when one of the system fault conditions occur. Fluid
delivery stops. System Fault alarms are signaled with a flashing red indicator, repeating
audible signal and a viewing screen backlight that oscillates between bright and dim; the
pump will return to the
Main
menu and show the
Biomed
menu as the only choice.
Press
í
to silence the audible alarm, then press
ë
to turn the pump off
. There is no
other method for ending a
System Fault
alarm. If the alarm persists when the pump is
turned back on, or if the
Main
menu shows only the
Biomed
menu, the pump must be
removed from service for inspection and repair by a trained biomedical technician.
If the front panel controls are
locked
when a System Fault alarm occurs, the pump
controls
do
unlock.
Note:
System faults may result in subsequent faults being logged in the pump’s
Alarm
History
, however only the initial fault is displayed on the pump (due to the fact that the
only method for ending the alarm is to turn the pump off).
High priority
A
high-priority alarm
is initiated by any condition that halts an ongoing infusion. High-
priority alarms are signaled with a flashing red indicator, a viewing screen backlight that
oscillates between bright and dim, and a repeating audible signal. Press
í
to return the
viewing screen backlight to bright and silence the audible alarm for the programmed
alarm silence period. During a high-priority alarm condition, all keys except
í
are
locked.
You must silence the alarm by pressing
í
before any other action can be taken
.
If the front panel controls are
locked
when a high-priority alarm occurs, the pump
controls
do
unlock.
A
high-priority alarm
that stops delivery during a loading dose or bolus will not return
to the
Begin Delivery
screen until the alarm is silenced – this allows you to record the
portion of the loading dose/bolus volume delivered prior to the alarm sounding.
Medium priority
A
medium-priority alarm
indicates any condition requiring intervention but does not
halt infusion. Medium-priority alarms are signaled with a flashing yellow indicator, a
viewing screen backlight that oscillates between bright and dim, and a repeating audible
signal. Pressing
í
will return the viewing screen backlight to bright and silence the
audible alarm for the programmed alarm silence period. During a medium-priority alarm
condition, all keys except
í
are locked.
You must silence the alarm by pressing
í
before any other action can be taken
.
If the front panel controls are
locked
when a medium-priority alarm occurs, the pump
controls
do not
unlock.
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