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Medfusion® Model 3500 pump V6
Operator’s Manual
Alarm Message
Priority
Remedy
Syringe Plunger Not in
Place
High
Press
í
. The syringe is not loaded correctly, or the sensor has failed.
Make sure the syringe plunger head is properly inserted. Proceed with
the infusion, if possible. If the alarm recurs, remove the pump from
service for repair by a trained biomedical service technician.
Syringe Volume Near
Empty
Low
Press
í
. The pump has calculated that the volume of medication in
the syringe is nearly empty. The “Syringe Empty” Alarm will activate
when the syringe is empty. Make preparations to install a new syringe,
if necessary. The time until the syringe is empty can be estimated by
estimating the volume remaining in the syringe and dividing by the
delivery rate. The alarm tone may be enabled/disabled if the Option is
made available in the Profile; default is tone disabled (silent).
User Call Back
Medium
The pump was left idle on a user input screen. Either:
• Finish the programming steps.
• Return to the
Select the Profile
screen, where no alarms
sound.
• Turn off the pump.
* “Syringe Near Empty” alarm priority is configurable
separately for each profile using PharmGuard
®
Toolbox 2.
System Failure and Advisory Alarms
Battery Alarms
Alarm Message
Priority
Remedy
System Advisory :
Battery Communication
Timeout
Medium
The internal battery is not working. The pump may be used on AC
power on a conditional basis. As soon as possible, remove pump from
service for repair by a trained biomedical technician.
System Advisory:
Battery Not Charging
Low
The internal battery is not charging. The pump may be used on AC
power on a conditional basis. As soon as possible, remove pump from
service for repair by a trained biomedical service technician.
System Advisory :
Battery Not Working
Medium
The internal battery is not working. The pump may be used on AC
power on a conditional basis. As soon as possible, remove pump from
service for repair by a trained biomedical technician.
System Failure :
Depleted Battery
System
Fault
Press
ë
to turn the pump off. The battery is completely drained. Plug
in the AC power cord, then press
ë
to turn the pump on. Until the
battery is allowed to recharge, the pump can only be used if connected
to AC power.
System Advisory :
Low Battery
Medium
or Low
Initial:
Indicates battery is low, and needs charging soon or the pump
will not be able to continue delivery. Press
í
. If possible, plug in power
cord and run pump on AC mains while recharging the battery. As an
additional reminder, for each 1% drop in capacity after the initial
Low
Battery alarm, the Low priority Low Battery alarm will sound.
If the pump is not plugged in, the amber alert LED will blink at the same
rate as the battery indicator LED (as a visual reminder that the battery is
low) until the
System Failure - Battery Depleted
alarm occurs.
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