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Properties | Details |
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SFDA Classification | Class IIb |
Purpose of Use | A device used to deliver measured amounts of fluids and medicines to the patient's body at a specified time and continuously. |
Work Location & End-User | Place of work: Intensive care unit. End user of the device: Nursing staff |
Parts & Accessories | • pump Air Detector Sensor • upper flow sensor • Down Flow Sensor • Battery Intravenous tubes • safety sensor • Monitor. |
Operation | The pump acts as rollers that pass the solution into the tube of fluid in a controlled manner into the patient's vein. The pump provides accurate and continuous treatment. Because a bag of intravenous fluids of any size can be used, a pump can be used to deliver fluids at either a very slow or very fast pumping rate. |
Common Problems | • Clogging • sensors • Software defects • Battery |
Manufacturers | • Terumo • B. Braun • Fresenius Kabi |
Sources | • Saudi Food and Drug Authority Document • US Food and Drug Administration • London Health Sciences Centre |