General Information; Warnings And Cautions; General; Administration Sets - Cardinal Health Alaris Directions For Use Manual

WARNINGS
• The PCA Module is designed to stop fluid flow under
alarm conditions. Periodic patient monitoring must
be performed to ensure the infusion is proceeding as
expected. It is a positive displacement delivery system,
capable of developing positive fluid pressures to overcome
widely varying resistances to flow encountered in practice,
including resistances to flow imposed by small gauge
catheters, filters and intra-arterial infusion. It is neither
designed nor intended to detect infiltrations and does not
alarm under infiltration conditions.
• The use of positive displacement infusion devices ported
together with gravity flow infusion systems into a common
site may impede the flow of common "gravity only"
IV
systems, affecting their performance. Hospital/facility
personnel must ensure the performance of the common
site is satisfactory under these circumstances.
• Each time the Alaris
set the monitoring mode, resistance alert, and/or pressure
alarm limit. If the monitoring mode, resistance alert, and/or
pressure alarm limit are not verified, the instrument may not
operate within the desired occlusion detection parameter(s).

Administration Sets

WARNINGS
• Use only standard, single-use, disposable syringes (with
luer-lock connectors) and non-dedicated administration
sets with integrated anti-siphon valves, designed for use
on syringe-type
PCA
or administration set may cause improper instrument
operation, resulting in an inaccurate fluid delivery or
pressure sensing, or other potential hazards. For a list of
compatible syringes, see "Compatible Syringes". For a list
of compatible sets, reference the Set Compatibility Card
(provided separately).
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Alaris System (with v9 Model 8000) DFU
PCA Module Section

Warnings and Cautions

General

System is turned on, verify and/or
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pumps. The use of any other syringe

General Information

IV
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