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SIGMA Manual Number 41018
Revision AR
WARNING: Prevent Inaccuracy
The following can cause flow rate inaccuracies and must be avoided:
- Incompatible brand IV sets and compatible brand IV sets with
unusually large or small diameters or unusually stiff materials.
- Operating temperatures outside of 60-90°F for Standard Battery and
60-80°F for Wireless Battery Module.
- Using IV sets longer than is recommended in the Specifications section
of this manual.
- Using a dropped, damaged, dirty or wet pump.
- Pressurizing IV bags.
- Positioning IV containers more than 3 feet above or 1 foot below the
pump.
- Using Microdrip or Minidrip chambers for flow rate settings greater
than 200 mL/hr. Doing so may influence flow rate accuracy and cause
nuisance air or upstream occlusion alarms.
- Exceeding 500 mL/hr flow rate settings when using sets with
backcheck valves. Doing so may influence flow rate accuracy or cause
nuisance upstream air or upstream occlusion alarms. Flow rates above
300mL/hr may cause fluid to be siphoned from the primary container
during piggyback operation (see Secondary Infusion).
Note: Upstream occlusion detection is only effective for occlusions
present immediately after the start of the pump’s run operation.
Upstream occlusions caused by non-vented IV sets used with non-vented
glass bottles or closed burette air vents cannot be detected because of the
very slow-building vacuums resulting from these situations.
WARNING: This equipment is not suitable for use in the presence of a Flammable
Anesthetic Mixture with Air or with Oxygen or Nitrous Oxide. (This
statement is a requirement of the IEC—60601-2-24 standard. It applies
to oxygen enriched environments, such as oxygen tents. It is not meant to
apply to patients on breathing tubes.)
WARNING: Follow Epidural Precautions
Epidural administration of drugs other than those indicated for epidural
use can result in serious patient injury.
- When administering epidural analgesics, use only catheters specifically
labeled for epidural analgesia drug delivery.
- To help prevent accidental infusion of non-epidural drugs, DO NOT
USE epidural administration sets that contain injection sites.
- Label the administration container and IV set “EPIDURAL USE
ONLY”.
- Clearly identify infusion pumps used for epidural administration.
- Use KEYLOCK.
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