Troubleshooting; There May Be Air Bubbles In The Line; The Pump Will Not Run; The Battery Power Is Low But The Pump Is Still Operable - Smiths Medical CADD-Solis Quick Reference Manual

Troubleshooting

Air in-line. Press

There may be air bubbles in the line; the pump will not run.

1. Press Acknowledge
2. Before clearing the air from the tubing, clamp the tubing
and disconnect from the patient. Open the clamp on tubing
when disconnected.
Press Tasks, use U and D to highlight the Prime Tubing
3.
option, then press S (see Prime the tubing).
4. Reconnect tubing to patient and start pump.
Battery low. Replace battery.

The battery power is low but the pump is still operable.

1. Press Acknowledge
2. Change the batteries or recharge the battery pack as
soon as possible.
Downstream occlusion. Clear occlusion between pump
and patient.
High pressure may be due to blockage, kink in line or
closed clamp.
• Remove the obstruction to resume operation without stopping
the pump or,
• Stop the pump, remove obstruction, review the program settings
then restart the pump.
'Acknowledge'
to silence the alarm.
to silence the alarm.
then prime tubing.