PROMETRA® II PROGRAMMABLE PUMP
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Calculations
Please refer to the supplementary
Prometra II Calculations Guide
.
Patient-Related Variables and Flow Rate Accuracy
The Prometra II Pump was designed such that changes in pressure or temperature in normal operating
environments do not affect the pump’s operation.
Geographical Elevation
Activities that involve temperature or elevation changes such as skiing, flying, hot-tubbing, or saunas
will not affect the operation of the pump.
Activities that involve an increase in environmental pressure of approximately 1 atmosphere or
greater, such as scuba diving or hyperbaric therapy may cause the pump to temporarily stop delivering
drug. When normal atmospheric pressure is returned, the pump will resume its programmed delivery
rate.
Exceeds
commercial
aircraft
Sea Level
Dead Sea, lowest
place on earth
-10%
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
-500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
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Altitude (meters)
Altitude vs. Flow Rate Accuracy
