Legacy® PLUS - Smiths Medical

Section 2: Pump Setup and Programming
Priming the Tubing (Using the Pump) and Connecting
to the Patient
The pump must be stopped and in LL0 or LL1 in order to prime the fluid
path. If the pump is in LL2, you cannot prime the fluid path.
NOTE: If you are not changing the fluid container but wish to prime the
fluid path, you may follow the same procedure.
WARNING: Do not prime the fluid path with the tubing connected
to a patient as this could result in overdelivery of medication or air
embolism, which could result in death or serious injury to the patient.
1. Make sure the tubing is disconnected from the patient and the tubing
clamp is open.
2. Press and hold ‹. You will hear a single beep, and the word
“Prime” will appear on the display.
3. After “Prime” and 3 sets of dashes appear, and you hear 3 beeps,
release ‹.
4. Press and hold ‹ again to fill the fluid path and to eliminate
air bubbles. The screen displays “Priming . . .” and you will hear a
short beep each time the pump goes through a delivery cycle.
NOTE:
• The air detector alarm is automatically disabled when priming.
• Fluid delivered during priming is subtracted from the Reservoir
Volume, but is not added to the Given screen since this fluid is not
delivered to the patient.
5. If the tubing is not yet fully primed, press and hold ‹ again. If
the tubing is primed, press „ to return to the main screen.
NOTE: Each time you press and hold ‹, you pump a maximum
of 1.0 ml of fluid into the tubing. The pumping action will stop automatically
when 1.0 ml has been delivered. If all of the air has not been
removed from the fluid path, repeat the above priming procedure.
Pump Setup &
Programming