Programming the Pump 49
SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System Pump Operating Software Version 8.00
Operator’s Manual For Use With MDL Version 8.0
Infusion Delivery Modes
The following infusion delivery modes are available with the SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System
using this operating software:
■ Amount/Time Infusion. An IV drug therapy prescribed as a total dose amount completely
administered over a set duration of time.
■ Continuous Infusion. An IV drug therapy prescribed as a continuous dose rate. The IV
therapy continues to infuse a set dose rate until the infusion is discontinued or the volume to
be infused has been completed. Rate changes may be programmed as needed. A Loading
Dose or Bolus may also be programmed in this infusion.
■ Cyclic TPN. An IV drug therapy that requires a flow rate (mL/hr) ramp-up to a main (mL/hr)
rate for a prescribed period of time and then a tapering down of the rate until total infusion time
has completed.
■ Multi-step. Multi-step mode allows the drug to be programmed on the Pump with up to 10
individual infusion rate steps. Automatic transition occurs between each step. Each step must
be within the Drug Library defined dose rate limit.
Activating a Drug Library on a Pump with a Wireless
Battery Module
Activating a Drug Library is the process of replacing the current Drug Library or deploying a new
Drug Library. The Pump will receive a new Drug Library any time the Pump is on and at the Drug
Library check interval specified in the Drug Library.
When a new Drug Library is received, it is placed in a “queued” position in the Pump. While the
new Drug Library is queued, the current Drug Library remains the active Drug Library. When all
infusions are cleared and the Pump is returned to the Care Area screen, the queued Drug Library
is automatically made active.
While a Drug Library is queued, an icon will appear in the upper right corner of the Pump screen.
See Figure 25.
To see, or activate, the new queued library that is available from the Infusion Running
screen:
1. Press the info/settings soft key.
2. Press the arrow soft keys to select view information and press OK.
The Library Information screen displays the current active Drug Library information and the
queued (new) Drug Library that is ready to be activated. See Figure 26.
3. Press the exit soft key to return to the Infusion Running screen.
Figure 25. Queued Drug Library Icon.
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