Operator's Manual

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Programming and oPeration
Programming
and oPeration
PCA Lockout (PCEA Lockout)
The PCA lockout is the minimum amount of time that must pass after a PCA dose and before the patient can
successfully request another PCA dose. It is also the minimum time that must elapse between the time an
intermittent bolus starts and the time that the next PCA dose is available.
The PCA lockout can be edited while the pump is running or stopped (if the keypad is unlocked).
To edit the PCA lockout:
1. From the Home screen, press U or D to choose PCA Lockout and press
S.
2. Unlock the keypad using the security code or the pump key.
3. Press U or D until you reach the desired PCA lockout time and select
Save.
Hourly Limit
The hourly limit is the amount of drug which can be delivered in a specified time frame (1-12 hours). The time
frame is determined by your facility’s PharmGuard® system administrator. This limit includes the continuous
rate and PCA doses, but does not include clinician boluses.
If the delivery limit is reached and a continuous rate is programmed (value other than zero), the status bar
displays “Delivery Limit” and the pump delivers a KVO rate of 0.1 mL/hr. If the delivery limit is reached and no
continuous rate is programmed (value = zero), the status bar displays “KVO = 0” and the KVO rate is zero.
Note: If the delivery limit is reached while a PCA dose is in progress, the dose will not be completed.
The hourly limit can be edited while the pump is running or stopped (if the keypad is unlocked).
To edit the hourly limit:
1. From the Home screen, press U or D to choose X* Hour Limit and
press S.
*X is the number of hours set up by the PharmGuard® system
administrator. In the example shown, a 4 hour limit is being used.
2. Unlock the keypad using the security code or the pump key.
3. Press U or D until you reach the desired hourly limit amount and
select Save.
If the hourly limit is not visible on the Home screen, your PharmGuard® system
administrator has chosen not to require it. Instead you may be required to
program the Max Doses/Hr.
Max Doses/Hr
The max doses/hr setting is used to further restrict the number of PCA doses available to the patient in
1 hour. The max doses/hr feature allows you to restrict the PCA doses beyond the PCA lockout time.
The max doses/hr time can be edited while the pump is running or stopped (if the keypad is unlocked).