Infusion pump
Outline
• Introduction
• External parts
• Internal parts
• Working principle
• Common faults and solutions
• Contraindications
• Questions
Introduction
• An infusion pump is an external medical device that
delivers drugs, or nutrients into the body of the
patient in a precise volume for a fixed period of
time.
• These can be used to deliver nutrients, antibiotics,
drugs and pain relievers.
• Infusion pumps can be classified according to their
function, fluid volume delivery and mobility.
• Focus on syringe pump
Syringe pump
• This is used to deliver a very small amount of
medications by mechanically moving the piston of a
syringe to send medication into IV tubing.
• This pump is used to manage symptoms such as
pain, nausea and vomiting.
• Has batteries that can be used during power failure
situations.
Diagrams
• External parts
Internal parts
External parts
• Battery-used to provide power when the pump.is
not connected to a power source.
• User interface-used to program the flow rate,
hospital display unit parameters and records doses,
rates and settings.
• Keyboard
• Alarms- need to be visible and audible to alert
users of faults or potential dangerous conditions.
• Saline bottle, saline stand and IV tube.
Internal parts
• Flange clamp sensor determines if syringe flange is
present.
• Barrel clamp sensor determines size of syringe.
• Stepper motor and worm gear smoothly moves
plunger head outwards(unidirectional)
• Gear system connected to the driving mechanism
of the syringe.
• Main board
• Power supply
Working principle
Working principle
A syringe pump is a type of reciprocating pump that gradually delivers the
exact volume of fluids such as medications or nutrients. A Chemyx Fusion
series syringe pump drives by a stepper motor.
A guide screw is threaded via a push block. This guide screw uses to turn
the stepper motor of the pump. This will move the push block.
As the pusher block pushes the plunger of the fixed syringe in the infusion
pump mode, then the liquid expels at the precise speed.
The push block holder’s brackets secure the syringe plunger and offer a pull-
out function.
As the stepper motor rotates in the opposite direction, the pusher block will
move and pull the plunger of the syringe to draw the liquid into the syringe.
• The pusher block moves toward the right side for infusions and left for
withdrawals for Fusion series syringe pumps.
Common faults
FAULT SOLUTION
Battery problems due to a design Always replace batteries at the
issue(due to over heating leading to recommended end of life
premature battery failure) routine maintenance
Electrical failures and damaged Use of biomedical engineers to
mechanical parts do preventive maintenance
over a period of time
Inadequate user interface design(design Participating in educational
of the pump confusing the user or activities that promote safe use
confusion with user manual) of infusion pumps
Software defects(states that pump is Double check or repeat
inoperable) entering of rates to check if it
produces the same results
Alarm errors(failure to generate an Check tubes for clamps
audible alarm for a critical problem) regularly or presence of air
contraindications
CONTRAINDICATIONS SAFETY MEASURE
Software defects, including failures of built Use of smart infusion pumps with dose
in safety alarms. error reduction
User training
User interface issues such as ambiguous Label infusion pump channels and
on screen instructions that lead to dosing tubing to prevent errors.
errors. Double checks for calculation errors.
Mechanical or electrical failures, for Use available resources to prevent and
example sparks or pump fires. respond to pump problems
