CareFusion Alaris 8015 User Manual page 6

Intended Use
Introduction (Continued)
The Alaris™ System with Guardrails™ Suite MX is intended for
use in professional healthcare facilities that utilize infusion
devices for the delivery of fluids, medications, blood, and blood
products. The Alaris System with Guardrails Suite MX is
intended to provide trained healthcare caregivers a way to
automate the programming of infusion parameters, thereby
decreasing the amount of manual steps necessary to enter
infusion data.
All data entry and validation of infusion parameters is
performed by the trained healthcare professional according to a
physician's order. The Alaris System with Guardrails Suite MX
is an interoperable system capable of communicating and
exchanging data accurately, effectively, securely, and
consistently with different information technology systems,
software applications, and networks, in various settings; and
exchanging data such that the clinical or operational purpose
and meaning of the data are preserved and unaltered.
Essential Performance
The Alaris infusion modules are designed to accurately deliver
the programmed amount of the medication or fluid over the
programmed time period. The Alaris infusion modules ensure
that an infusion is not being inadvertently delivered when the
user expects the system to be in a paused, stopped, or off
condition. The Alaris infusion modules employ measurement
systems to detect and alarm for conditions adverse to safe
administration of fluid. These include measurements of proper
infusion set loading (free flow detection), pressure (occlusion
detection), and air-in-line detection.
The EtC0 module will monitor and alarm when a patient
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physiological condition is out of range.
The Sp0 module will monitor and alarm when a patient
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physiological condition is out of range
vi Alaris System User Manual – with v9.33 Model 8015