Cardinal Health Alaris Directions For Use Manual page 73

Preparing Syringe and Administration Set (
Loading (Continued)
5. Lock syringe in place.
a. Pull syringe barrel clamp out and hold.
b. Rotate clamp to right (clockwise or counter clockwise)
until it lines up with syringe.
c. Gently release clamp against syringe.
6. Lower drive head and lock plunger in place with plunger
grippers.
a. Twist gripper control clockwise and hold in position.
b. While holding gripper control in open position, gently
lower drive head until it makes contact with plunger
flange.
c. Gently release gripper control.
d. Ensure plunger grippers lock and hold plunger in
place.
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Alaris System (with v9 Model 8000) DFU
Pump and Syringe Modules Section
)
Syringe Module
(Continued)
Syringe Barrel Clamp Closed
Gripper Control in
Closed Position
Drive Head Flush
with Plunger Flange
Plunger Grippers Closed
CAUTIONS
• To avoid an occlusion when
loading a smaller size syringe,
use extra care to close off
administration set tubing and
gently lower drive head against
syringe plunger.
• For smaller syringes (such as;
,
1 3
plunger with thumb and index
finger while carefully lowering the
drive head. Ensure the syringe
plunger head makes contact with
the small black sensor, located
on the bottom of the drive head
(between the plunger grippers).
FU
RATE (mL/h)
CHANNEL
SELECT
PAUSE
CHANNEL
OFF
RESTART
FU
RATE (mL/h)
CHANNEL
SELECT
PAUSE
FU
RATE (mL/h)
or mL), stabilize the syringe
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Getting Started
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