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Figure 9. Occlusion test set‑up.
Pressure Gauge
Regulator
30
PSI
6/5/96 D. Zurn, Occlusion Set-up Prizm 6/96
Downstream Occlusion Pressure Range
Test (Option 1)
Description
Pressure is generated by activating the
pumping mechanism with an attached filled,
clamped CADD
™
medication cassette reservoir.
The pump is started and a Demand Dose is
given until the high pressure alarm sounds.
Equipment needed
50‑ or 100‑ml CADD
™
medication cassette
reservoir containing water
Procedure
1. Insert a battery and wait for the pump to
power up.
2. Attach a CADD
™
medication cassette
reservoir containing water to the pump.
Latch and lock the cassette.
3. Prime the CADD
™
medication cassette
reservoir tubing. The tubing should be
filled with fluid to the end of the luer lock
connector. The system
must
be free from
air bubbles for this test.
4. Close the slide clamp on the distal end
of the tubing near the female luer of the
CADD
™
medication cassette reservoir.
5. Program the pump to the following
parameters:
Units
Milligrams
Concentration
1.0 mg/ml
Continuous Rate
0.0 mg/hr
Demand Dose
1.0 mg
Demand Dose Lockout 0 hrs 5 min
Delivery Limit
No Limit
Reservoir Volume
10.0 ml
6. Start the pump. When the pump is running,
activate a Demand Dose, noting when the
high pressure alarm is activated.
7. The pump should alarm when the pump
delivers between 1 and 2 activations.
Downstream Occlusion Pressure Range
Test (Option 2)
Description
An adjustable metered pressure source is
connected to the CADD
™
medication cassette
reservoir tubing. The pressure is slowly
increased until the high pressure alarm sounds.
Equipment needed
• Pressure gauge, 30 psi ± 1 psi
• Pressure vessel, partially filled with water
• Pressure regulator, 30 psi
• 50 or 100 ml CADD
™
medication cassette
reservoir containing water
Procedure
1. Insert a battery and wait for the pump to
power up.
2. Attach a CADD
™
medication cassette
reservoir to the pump. Latch and lock
the cassette.
NOTE
The pressure from the source must be zero
when the cassette is attached.
3. Assemble the apparatus as shown in Figure 9.
4. Connect the CADD
™
medication cassette
reservoir outlet tube to the metered
pressure source.
NOTE
Do not use a CADD
®
extension set with
anti-siphon valve.
5. Start the pump and run at 30 ml/hr.
6. Slowly increase the back pressure, noting
when the high pressure alarm is activated.
NOTE The pressure may be increased
rapidly to 8 psi, after which the pressure
should be increased at 3 psi/min or less
until the alarm sounds.
7. The high pressure alarm should sound
between 9 and 27 psi (18±9 psi).
Upstream Occlusion Sensor Test
Description
The tubing between the fluid reservoir and the
pump is occluded while the pump is running
until the occlusion alarm sounds.
Equipment needed
• CADD
®
administration set with
anti‑siphon valve
• Tubing clamp (slide clamp or hemostat)
Procedure
1. Spike an appropriate standard I.V. bag
2. Prime the entire fluid path