Hospira Plum A+ Infusion Pump – Instructional Use

The Hospira Plum A+ Infusion Pump is a general-purpose infusion device that provides precise delivery of multiple therapies across the general spectrum of clinical care.   With its primary line, secondary line, and piggyback fluid delivery capability, the Plum A+ is suited for a wide range of medical/surgical and critical care applications.  It also has auto-programming features and an integrated drug library with hard and soft dosing limits. Mandatory confirmation screens help clinicians to avoid medication errors.
 

The Plum A+ is a cassette-based infusion system with two lines and one output line – allowing for multi-function infusions. it additionally features a fully automatic drug delivery, concurrent flow along with preferred dosing and delivery rates, variable occlusion pressure, and an optional bar code reader. The Hospira Infusion Pump was designed to deliver parenteral, enteral, and epidural infusion over a wide rate of infusion rates from a variety of fluid types. The Infusion pump can be used on a wide range of patient types from Neonatal, Pediatric, and adult, in a variety of hospital settings, intensive care, operating rooms, emergency, and recovery, along with others.
 

The Plum A+ Infusion Pump is compatible with the full line of LifeCare Plum Series administration sets and LifeShield needle-free protection systems.
 

The Plum A+ Infusion Pump Is Ideal For Various Educational Programs:

• Registered Nursing
• Physician Assistant
• Emergency Medical & Paramedic programs
• Interdisciplinary high-fidelity simulations

 

Skills That Can Be Taught With The Plum A+ Infusion Pump:

• Loading primary and secondary tubing
• Programming primary and secondary infusion rates
• Using drug libraries with hard and soft dosing limits **
• Entering and confirming the patient’s weight
• Programming a Loading Dose, Bolus, or Cyclic TPN mode
• Troubleshooting alarms
• Administration of specialty infusions
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Blood transfusion
  • Epidural infusions
  • Pediatric and neonatal infusions

 

Features

• Easy to set-up and program safely
• Integrated drug library – Formulations may vary
• On-board digital help screens
• Therapy Modes
  • Multistep Programming
  • Loading Dose
  • Dose Calculation
• Air Management
  • Air Trap, Removal, Backpriming
  • Proximal & Distal Air Detection
• Large liquid crystal display (LCD) screen
• Panel back illumination on main power
• Lockout switch
• Non-pulsatile volumetric accuracy
• Microprocessor control
• Parenteral and enteral fluid delivery
• Blood and blood products delivery
• Wide range of Standard and Specialty administration sets
• Includes AC adaptor and Pole Clamp
• Warranty: One (1) Year

 

** Drug library formulations may vary. Contact a DiaMedical Account Manager for more information.