Kangaroo pet - General Information; Product Description

1. general information
product description
The Sherwood Medical Kangaroo Pet Feeding Pump is a rotary peristaltic pump designed
to regulate the flow rate of enteral feedings. Some of the features provided by this pump are:
Portable operation—built in battery.
Intelligent battery charging for longer operating times and extended lifetime.
Small and lightweight for easy transport.
Carrying case and frame for ambulatory or tabletop use.
Touch panel operation.
Pumping shut off and activation of audible and visible alarms when:
—Feeding container is empty
—Feeding tube becomes occluded
—Drop sensors blocked
— Battery low (alarms 15 minutes before pump shut off)
— Unit is left on “HOLD” longer than 2V2 minutes
—Pump set is improperly loaded
—Self diagnosed problem which requires technical servicing, including battery defective
—Preset dose has been delivered
—Pump motor malfunction
Periodic systems check after pump has been turned on.
Large LED display.
Detachable charger base.
Low occlusion pressure. Pump will not overcome back pressure greater than
approximately 12 psi (82.7 kPa) nominal, 15 PSI peak (103 kPa).
Integral pole clamp on charger base.
Use of safety interlock pump sets to safeguard against the risk of over-infusion due to
misloading of pump set onto pump.
Pump running indicator LEDs.
Volume delivered totalizer.
Programmable dose to be delivered.
Programmable dose repetition timer.
WARNING—This Kangaroo Pet Pump requires the use of a Kangaroo Pump Set.
The pump will not operate if sets other than Kangaroo Pump Sets are loaded onto
the pump.