Everything You Need To Know About Infusion Pump
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In this blog we are going to see about infusion pump.
Read till the end to collect important information about Infusion pump. Let’s get into the topic
Everything You Need To Know About Infusion Pump
WHY INFUSION PUMPS?
The infusion pump is a medical device used to deliver fluids such as, nutrients and medications into patient’s body in a controlled manner.
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WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY IS USED INFUSION PUMP?
Peristaltic pumping mechanism is the technology used in infusion pump. The infusion pumps operates by using a sequence of pump strokes.
For each motor rotation in infusion pump, tubing is squeezed and released, thereby pushing fluid towards the patient in a series of evenly spaced micro boluses while prohibiting back flow.
In infusion pump, Speed and Volume of the fluid flow is decided by factors like roller size and number of rollers.
Peristaltic pumping mechanism can be linear peristaltic mechanism or curvilinear peristaltic mechanism.
LINEAR PERISTALTIC MECHANISM

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CURVILINEAR PERISTALTIC MECHANISM
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INFUSION MODE
There are two modes in infusion pump.
Drop mode – Drop/min
Volume mode – ml/hr
TYPES OF INFUSION PUMP
The following are the types of infusion pumps.
Large Volume Infusion Pump
Patient controlled analgesia PCA Infusion Pumps
Insulin Pumps
Elastomeric Pumps
Enteral Infusion Pumps
IMPORTANT FEATURES TO LOOK OUT IN INFUSION PUMP
Well if you are handling infusion pump or looking to buy infusion pump, following are the important features to look out for in infusion pump.
1. Pumping mechanism of infusion pump
2. Compatibility of IV sets
3. Flow rate
4. Volume To Be Infused ( VTBI )
5. Accuracy
6. Keep Vein Open Rate ( KVO )
7. Purge, Bolus, Occlusion
8. Infusion Mode
9. Alarms – Occlusion, air in line, door open, end
programs, motor malfunction, system malfunction, remainder alarm, low battery,
AC power off, real time infused volume
TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS IN INFUSION PUMP
The following are few of the important troubleshooting tips in infusion pump.
Failure of Air in Tube Alarm of Infusion Pump:
1. Clean the bubble sensor surface with a piece alcohol.
2. Replace the bubble sensor.
3. Change the brand of IV set.
Failure of Occlusion Alarm in Infusion Pump:
1. Check if there is any stuff in the IV set.
2. Test the pressure sensor.
Free flow of fluid in Infusion Pump:
1. Check the clamp & adjust it.
2. Adjust the infusion pump pressure to suitable range.
Bad precision of Infusion Pump:
1. Recalibrate.
2. Replace the IV set.
COMPANIES MANUFACTURING INFUSION PUMP
The following are some of the companies which manufacture infusion pumps
B. Braun
Baxter
Becton Dickinson
ICU Medical
Fresenius
Now I hope you have acquired some knowledge about infusion pump. We will discuss more about medical devices in future blogs.
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