KANGAROO JOEY
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Enteral Feeding Pump
section VI – Re-Certification of Performance
system Performance Re-Certification
A series of self-diagnostic checks can be run to re-certify pump performance. It is recommended that this re-certification procedure
be run every two years, or any time the pump is suspected of having improper performance. See Section XIII – Service Part Numbers
for ordering new Re-Certification Pump Sets.
Load the Re-Certification Pump Set. The pump will automatically recognize the Re-Certification Pump Set and give brief instructions
to initiate the self-diagnostic procedure. Follow the instructions included with the recertification set and review the pass/fail
information at the end of the test.
Certifying the accuracy of Pump flow Rate
Use the following procedure to check the flow rate accuracy:
• Perform test at room temperature 22° C ± 2° C (72° F ± 3° F) with a new pump set.
• Fill a new Feed-Only pump set bag with water to the 500 mL mark.
• Load the pump set.
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suspend the pump set bag so that the top of the water column is 6 inches above the pump (figure 4b).
• Make sure pump is plugged into A/C power (do not run test with battery power).
• Program a Continuous Mode feed rate (see below for suggested example rates).
• After running the programmed continuous mode feed rate for 15 minutes, begin collecting water in a calibrated measuring
container.
NOTE: Accuracy testing is critically dependent on the proper use of calibrated equipment. Trained technicians familiar with
volumetric measurement of fluids should perform the accuracy testing. It is recommended that a 100 mL calibrated glass graduated
cylinder (TC “To Collect”) be used for these measurements.
NOTE: The amount of water collected in 30 minutes will be half of the value programmed for the hourly flow rate, within ± 7%,
or 0.5 mL, whichever is larger. Since feeding accuracy of the KANGAROO JOEY Enteral Feeding Pump is based upon formula and
not water, a 4% accuracy shift should be applied when testing the KANGAROO JOEY Enteral Feeding Pump using water. (Water will
appear to overdeliver by 4%.)
Rate Set
Amount Expected in 30 Minutes
125 mL/hr 60.63 mL - 69.38 mL
If the amount collected is outside the range, load a new pump set and re-run the test procedure to confirm results.
