Kangaroo™ Joey Enteral Feeding Pump
Normal operation "Feed Only Set"
directions for use
Battery operation
Unplugging the pump from the AC line will automatically
place the pump on battery power. To recharge the battery,
plug the pump into an AC wall outlet. Pump will automatically
begin charging.
General instructions
1. Fill or spike feeding container prior to setting up pump.
2. Turn pump on — Press Power in lower right-hand corner.
In order to achieve proper accuracy, the fluid line in the
3.
feeding set bag must be 6 inches above the top of the
feeding pump, when initiating the feeding cycle.
4. Select u Keep Settings or u Clear Settings (for day to day
use with the same feeding regimen the uKeep Settings
option should be selected).
5. Load the Feeding Set per diagram.
Do not over stretch the tubing.
Priming the pump
1. Press u Prime Pump to access the pump priming options.
2. Press u Auto Prime to automatically prime the pump set.
The pump will quickly prime the feed line and stop the
formula before reaching the end of the feeding line.
3. Press the uHold To Prime Feed menu selection to manually
top off the line.
4. Press uDone.
Setting the feed rate
1. Select u Adjust Feed then uFeed Rate use the buttons on
the left to program the pump from 1 to 400 in increments of
1ml. Select uEnter when desired rate is set.
Note the Volume To Be Delivered VTBD Rate – is an
Optional Feature.
• Only use the VTBD option if you want the pump to stop
and alarm once a set amount of formula is delivered.
• Select u Run. You will notice a small drop S scrolling
down the screen when running.
Re-priming the pump after the feed
bag empties
1. A pump set bag that has been emptied will
trigger the Feed Error screen. In this condition
the pump set bag can be refilled to continue
the feeding, but only after the pump set has
been re-primed.
2. Disconnect the feeding line from the patient.
3. Refill the bag.
4. Press u Continue to begin the pump running.
5. Press u Hold, then press uAdjust Settings,
then press u Prime Pump.
6. Press u Hold To Prime to prime the line.
(Do Not Use Auto Prime)
7. Press u Done, then select u Run.
To change rate or clear volume
1. Select u Hold.
2. Select u Clear Vol Fed to clear the volume.
3. Select u Adjust Settings to adjust all settings.
4. Select u Run to return to normal operations.
Pump sets should not be reused after 24 hours
of initial usage.
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