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Nimbus
TM
EU Patient Manual --560-IFU-IT1098, Rev. A 7
Warnings
A Warning (
) alerts you to a potentially hazardous condition, safety hazard or
equipment damage.
Read the entire Clinician Manual prior to operating the Nimbus
TM
EU
Ambulatory Infusion Pump. InfuTronix assumes no responsibility for
incidents that may occur if its product is not used in accordance with its
product labeling.
This Manual and the Clinician Quick Reference Guide are not intended
for patient use. These documents contain information regarding
programming and locking functions not contained in the Patient’s
Manual or Patient Quick Reference Guides.
If a patient or caregiver is to operate the Nimbus
TM
EU pump without
the direct supervision of a medical professional, the patient or caregiver
should be trained by a medical professional to operate the pump. This
training should include all necessary operations of the pump. The
patient or caregiver should have the means to contact the patient’s
health care provider at all times when not under direct supervision.
As applicable, provide the patient or caregiver with instructions for
proper
handling
and/or
disposal
of
the
pump,
the
cassette/administration set, and the pouch.
If the Nimbus
TM
EU pump is used to provide medication or fluid therapy
to any patient under the age of 18, that patient should, during therapy
and while having physical access to the pump and administration set,
be under the direct supervision of an adult caregiver trained to operate
the pump.
If the mental or physical condition of a patient or caregiver could
interfere with or preclude the proper operation or safe use of the
Nimbus
TM
EU pump, an alternate means of therapy should be utilized.
The pump is not to be used for delivery of blood or cellular blood
products.
The pump is not intended for delivery of life-sustaining medication.
If the pump is used to deliver critical medication, a backup pump should
be available.
Do not use the pump or cassette/administration set to administer any
infusion to the epidural space unless the medication and/or fluid
infused is indicated for epidural administration.
Do not use the pump in or near a MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
device.
