System Notifications - BD Alaris Directions For Use Manual

System Notifications

The Workstation is equipped with both audio and visual notifications to promote user awareness . System Notifications
have been segregated into four different categories: Status Notifications, System Fault Indications, Pump Alarms, and
Nurse Calls based off their required response and method of user awareness . All System Notifications generated by the
Workstation are considered Information Signals . They are not used to indicate an Alarm State but maybe used to replicate
an Alarm Signal present on the attached Pumps . The Primary and Secondary Speakers are used to generate the auditory
notifications . The purpose of the Primary speaker is to relay the Workstation's status . Whereas the Secondary speaker
indicates a failure within the system . The table below summarizes the behaviour of the auditory speakers .
Audio Generator Approximate Sound Pressure Level @ 1
metre
Primary Speaker ≤45dB(A)
Secondary Speaker ≥45dB(A)
In some user environment the Sound Pressure Level of the Primary and Secondary Speakers could be less
than the ambient noise.
A high level summary of the System notifications can be found in the table below . Status Notifications are represented by
small LEDs and are the only System Notifications that use the primary speaker . System Fault Indications are represented
by the System Fault Indicator and use the secondary speaker . The Pump Alarm Location Beacon and Nurse Call are used
to replicate the Pump Alarm Condition, where fitted .
Trigger
Workstation AC Power
Disconnect
Alarm Beacon
Barcode Reader
Docking Pump
Nurse Call
Power on
SFI
Alerts generated by the Workstation should be addressed secondary to any Pump alarms.
Workstations of software version 1 .3 .x are compatible with all alarm schemes provided by the Pumps listed in the
compatibility matrix found in the 'Intended Purpose' section of this guide . The Workstation is compatible with the new
alarm schemes on Pumps with the latest software versions that are compliant with IEC 60601-1-8:2012 and IEC 60601-
2-24:2012 . For more specifics about the available alarms schemes on each specific Pump, refer to the specific Pump
Directions For Use .
Note: The latest Pumps with alarm schemes that are compliant with IEC 60601-1-8:2012 and IEC 60601-2-24:2012
may offer two sets of alarm tones:
• Tones compliant with aforementioned standards
• Tones that sound similar to alarm tones on legacy Alaris™ Infusion Pumps
It is recommended that all Pumps in a single care area be configured with the same alarm tones, where
applicable, to avoid User confusion. The Hospital/Facility is responsible for selecting and configuring the
desired alarm scheme.
Legacy Workstations with software versions 1.1.3, 1.1.3 MR, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.2 or 1.5 do not support the
new Pump low priority visual alarms scheme defined in IEC 60601-1-8:2012. For newer, compliant Pumps
mounted onto these Workstations, it is a possible that there is a mismatch in the alarm priority or
information signal indicated by the Workstation and the alarm priority or information signal indicated
by the Pump. Refer to each individual Pump's Directions For Use for further details on the alarm schemes.
In any case, the User should always refer to the alarm on the Pump for the correct priority.
Visual Indicator
Battery Indicator and
System Fault Indicator
Pump Alarm Location
Beacon
Barcode LED
Warning LED
Nurse Call
On Status Indicator
System Fault Indicator
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Audio Indicator Category
Secondary Status
Speaker
N/A Pump
Alarm
Primary Speaker Status
N/A Status
N/A Nurse Call
Both Speakers Status
Secondary Fault
Speaker
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Alaris™ Gateway Workstation v1.3.x
Features of the Workstation
Description
See 'Battery Supply'
See 'Pump Alarm Location
Beacon'
See 'Barcode Reader'
See 'Mounting a Pump' and
'Removing a Pump'
See 'Nurse Call Interface'
See 'Operation of Workstation'
See 'System Fault Indication'