AbbVie Duodopa - Common Pump Alarms and Actions

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EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR RISK MINIMISATION
Display Alarm Cause Action
Error Two-tone
alarm
signal
An error has occurred Contact the hospital/
clinical department;
the pump needs
to be returned to
AbbVie for service�
No message Two-tone
alarm
signal
The batteries have
been removed while
the pump is running�
The pump is now
stopped and not
powered�
Or the batteries
were removed
within approximately
15 seconds after
stopping the pump�
Install the batteries
to silence the alarm�
High
pressure
Two-tone
alarm
signal
The pump has
detected high
pressure, which may
be resulting from
a downstream
blockage, kink in
the tube or a closed
tubing clamp�
Remove the
obstruction to
resume operation�
Or press NEXT or
STOP/START to stop
the pump and silence
the alarm for two
minutes� Remove the
occlusion and restart
the pump�
Examples of Pump Alarms
The table below shows some of the common alarms that you
may hear from the pump� With all alarms, read the display
before pressing�