Operator's Manual
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Read this entire Operator’s Manual before operating the CADD
®
-Solis Ambulatory Infusion Pump.
Failure to properly follow warnings, cautions, and instructions could result in death or serious
injury to the patient.
Contraindications
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The pump is not to be used for delivery of blood or cellular blood products, as blood and cellular
blood products will be damaged by the pumping mechanism.
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This pump is not to be used in any intra-articular space infusion.
Warnings
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This operator’s manual, the pump, and its accessories should be used only by clinicians that have been
trained and authorized per your facility’s policies and procedures.
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To avoid explosion hazard, do not use the pump in the presence of flammable anesthetics or explosive
gases.
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For patients likely to be adversely affected by unintended operations and failures, including
interrupted medication or fluid delivery from the device, close supervision and provision for
immediate corrective action should be provided in order to assure minimum medication delivery
interruption. Pump failure suspends medication delivery, and unintended pump operations could lead
to a variety of consequences for the patient.
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If the pump is used to deliver life-sustaining medication, an additional pump must be available,
and close supervision and provision for immediate corrective action should be provided to assure
minimum medication delivery interruption in the event of a pump failure. Pump failure suspends
medication delivery.
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The user should ensure that the performance offered by the pump is fit for the intended use and that
the pump is not used in any way or for any purpose other than its intended use.
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If the pump is dropped or hit, inspect it for damage. Do not use a pump that is damaged or not
functioning properly. Contact Smiths Medical Customer Service to return a pump for service.
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To avoid patient injury and electric shock, remove the pump from patient use prior to any preventative
maintenance and servicing of the pump.
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Do not use a syringe with the CADD
®
-Solis pump. The use of a syringe could result in underdelivery of
medication.
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The CADD
®
-Solis pump and accessories include small component pieces that could pose a choking
hazard to young children.
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Do not administer drugs to the epidural space or subarachnoid space unless the drug is indicated for
administration to those spaces.
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To prevent the infusion of drugs that are not indicated for epidural space or subarachnoid space
infusion, DO NOT use administration sets that incorporate injection sites.
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If a CADD™ medication cassette reservoir, CADD
®
extension set, or CADD
®
administration set is used
for epidural space or subarachnoid space drug delivery, it is strongly recommended that it be clearly
differentiated from those used for other routes of infusion (for example, by color coding or other
means of identification).
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If the air detector is turned off, the pump does not detect air in the fluid path. It is recommended that
you periodically inspect the fluid path and remove any air to prevent air embolism.
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The air detector, when turned on, may be set to detect and alarm for air bubbles as small as 150 uL.
The High Sensitivity setting and/or filtered sets should be considered for patients and therapies with a
risk of harm due to an air embolism.