Accessing the Info menu
With no infusion running, press the INFO key.
Options for viewing are:
• Battery Level / Exit / Rate Setting / Event Log / Change
Set-up
(Rate Setting and Change Set Up are access-code
protected)
• Scroll menu using keys and press YES to view the
option selected
Pre-Loading and Automatic Actuator Movement
Pre-Loading and Automatic Actuator Movement commences
when the pump is powered up, the barrel clamp arm is down
and no syringe is in place. During Pre-Loading, simultaneous
screens display pump information and the actuator moves
automatically
• These sequences clear a programme if still in the pump
memory
• At the end of Pre-Loading the actuator returns to the start
position of the last infusion programmed
Press YES to Resume, NO for New Syringe?
The screen prompt “Press YES to Resume, NO for New
Syringe” will display if the programme is interrupted in some
way during start-up checks (if still available in the pump
memory); for example, if, following an alarm and during
start-up checks, the pump is powered off and powered on
with a syringe in place, or with no syringe in place and the
barrel clamp raised.
If this screen does not display during the start-up sequence,
there is no programme available in the pump memory.
Pump features and functions
Press INFO key once: Press INFO key twice:
Scenario
Pump settings: Lock ON, default duration 24 hours
Syringe: 20ml BD Plastipak, syringe volume 12ml with primed line
Infusion required: Deliver syringe contents over 24 hours
Connect pump to mains power supply and attach to
pole mount as applicable
1. Ensure barrel clamp arm is down and no syringe in place
2. Press and hold down the ON/OFF key until the screen illuminates.
The actuator moves (pre-loading) and the first four screens display
automatically
Starting an infusion Lock ON (Prime and Load)
xxx
Version LCAT xxxxx
ID: Syringe Pump
Pre-Loading
Use NO to Interrupt
Occlusion XXX mmHg
Max rate 5ml/h
Program lock ON
Battery status 90%
Load Syringe
20ml BD Plastipak
Select +/-, Press YES
3. Software version and pump
identification displays
• The actuator is moving to the
position of the last syringe that
was in place at the start of the
previous infusion
• Pump default settings display
• Check battery level:
press INFO key then YES
Open syringe cover, align syringe to
sensors and use the FF/BACK keys
to move the actuator for syringe
placement, if necessary
Raise barrel clamp arm, load the
syringe and lower arm
4. If the syringe size/brand displayed
matches the one used, confirm by
pressing YES
Volume 12.0ml
Duration 24:0 0
Rate 0.5ml/h
Confirm, Press YES
Start infusion?
Time Remaining 23:59
Rate 0.5ml/h
<<< Pum p D e l i v e rin g
20ml BD Plastipak
Battery Level
90%
Empty Full
5. Infusion summary displays. Check
all settings and confirm by pressing
YES. If purging, press FF key before
pressing YES and follow screen
prompts
6. Connect line to patient access
device. Press YES to start the
infusion when ready to do so
7. Visually check that the Infusion
Running screen is visible and the
green light flashes intermittently
Monitoring during infusion
Infusion Summary
VTBI 12.0 VI 0.0
The syringe brand displayed MUST match the syringe used.
If necessary use +/- keys to select the matching syringe
+
/
-
20ml BD Plastipak
Select +/-, Press YES
Press YES to Resume,
NO for New Syringe
(If necessary use +/- keys to find the matching syringe)
WARNING: If you re-confirm an incorrect syringe brand/
size, your current programme will be deleted and the “YES to
Resume, NO for New Syringe” screen will not display.
If an incorrect syringe brand displays and the correct syringe
does not appear in the menu, lift the barrel clamp arm and
re-seat correctly so that the correct syringe displays.
If a syringe brand and size displays which differs from the
syringe inserted, scroll through the syringe options to find
the correct syringe. When the correct syringe displays,
confirm and the “YES to Resume, NO for New Syringe” screen
will display.
Pressing YES retains the current
programme (ml/h rate is
resumed)
To reduce or eliminate slack (visible spaces at the syringe
collar and plunger loading points) and ensure a faster
start-up time (time to reach the programmed infusion rate),
you can purge the system once only up to a configured
volume limit.
Follow local policy/procedure for the appropriate option to
press when the screen prompt “Press YES to Resume, NO for
New Syringe” displays following purge. If you press “YES to
Resume” the purge volume will display in the Volume Infused
history.
Pressing NO deletes the current programme, so a new
programme can be entered/confirmed.
The important feature to remember is that “Resume”
protects the infusion rate for the current programme, so:
• If you increase the syringe volume and resume the
programme/syringe, the duration of delivery will increase
(resets Volume Infused history to zero)
• If you decrease the syringe volume and resume the
programme/syringe, the duration of delivery will decrease
(volume displays in Volume Infused history)
Purge option (if enabled)
When the syringe size/brand
displayed matches the one used,
confirm by pressing YES.