Ambit PIB v1.5 - Set Up; Required Materials and Cassette Handling

Section 1 • Introduction
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SECTION 2 - SET UP
(See diagram on inside front cover)
Thefollowingstepsmustbeaccomplishedsequentiallytoproperlysetupthepump:
1. Gatherrequiredmaterials(seeSection2.1);
2. Install new, unused, AA alkaline batteries (see Section 2.7);
3. Programthepump(seeSection3);
4. Prime the cassette (see Section 2.3);
5. Verify that the cassette bottom disc is snapped closed before attaching the cassette to the
pump(seeSection2.2);
6. Attach the cassette to the pump (see Section 2.4);
7. Attach the long tubing of the cassette to the patient catheter
usingtheaseptictechniqueutilizedbyyourfacility;
8. Startinfusion(seeSection4.1);and,
9. Ensure the patient is instructed in the use of the pump and receives a patient manual.
NOTE: It is the responsibility of the healthcare provider to ensure that the lay user/
patient is educated in the proper use of the pump.
NOTE: It is the responsibility of the healthcare provider to modify any guidelines
provided to the lay user/patient along with the pump as appropriate for the
individual patient’s clinical status and medication provided.
2.1 RequiredMaterials
The ambIT
®
cassette is a sterile, disposable (single-use) administration set. The upstream (short)
tubing of the cassette connects to a non-vented, collapsible solution container. Once the cassette
has been primed, the downstream (long) tubing of the cassette connects to the patient’s access
device.
Contact Summit Medical Products, Inc. to obtain a complete list of cassettes.
Accessories such as MediBag™ solution containers and carrying pouches may be added as
required by the therapy. Contact Summit Medical Products, Inc. to obtain a complete listing of
all optional accessories.
WARNING: ItisrecommendedthatanaireliminationlterbeusedforIVapplicationsto
protect them from air embolisms. The ambIT
®
cassette can be ordered with or
withoutanintegratedaireliminationlter.