Cardinal Health Alaris Directions For Use Manual page 82

Preparing Syringe and Administration Set (
Priming - Manual (Continued)
Administration Set With Pressure Sensing
Disc (Continued)
3. Invert pressure sensing disc so that patient side is up.
4. Hold pressure sensing disc between
5. Slowly prime set while gently massaging pressure sensing
disc to ensure all air is expelled. Disc must remain
inverted only until air is expelled. Continue to gently
massage disc throughout priming to ensure it does not
become under- or over-filled.
6. When priming is complete (no air exists), close set clamp.
Administration Set With No Pressure
Sensing Disc
1. Prime per hospital protocol.
2. When priming is complete (no air exists), close set clamp.
Eliminate Mechanical Slack
To eliminate mechanical slack or free play, and minimize
delays in the delivery of medication, especially when infusing
at a rate lower than
1.0
instrument be primed per the following procedure.
1. Load syringe (see "Loading" procedure). If a pressure
sensing disc is being used, do not install disc until priming
is complete.
2. Select syringe and infusion type (see "Programming"
chapter).
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Getting Started
fingers.
2
mL/h, it is recommended that the
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Syringe Module
(Continued)
Patient Side
®
Alaris System (with v9 Model 8000) DFU
Pump and Syringe Modules Section
FU
RATE (mL/h)
CHANNEL
SELECT
PAUSE
CHANNEL
OFF
RESTART