Operator's Manual

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General Description
General Description
• Intermittent bolus (IB): a series of doses automatically delivered at regular, programmed intervals
• PCA (PCEA) dose: a demand dose activated by the patient
• Clinician bolus: a dose activated by the clinician
Each of the methods may be programmed individually or in combination with each other. The figures below
illustrate examples of combined delivery methods. Ranges, programming increments, rates, and volumes are
listed in Specifications (Nominal) on page 10.
Example 1: Continuous Rate, PCA Doses, and Clinician Bolus
Clinician Bolus
(used here as a loading dose)
PCA
dose
Continuous Rate
Time
Dosage
PCA
dose
PCA
dose
PCA
dose
denied
PCA Lockout
Example 2: Intermittent Boluses (IB) and PCA Doses,
with Bolus Interval Type set as PCA Lockout
IB
PCA
dose
Time
Dosage
PCA
dose
denied
IB
IB
Next Bolus
delay
Intermittent
Bolus (IB)
Interval
IB
Bolus Interval
Type (set as
PCA Lockout)
PCA
Lockout
Delivery of PCA dose
moves out the delivery
of the next IB.