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Description
PharmGuard™ Medication Safety Software: This is a critical feature that allows healthcare facilities to create customized drug libraries with specific dosing limits. This Dose Error Reduction Software (DERS) helps prevent medication errors by providing alerts for potential overdoses or under-doses.
FlowSentry™ Occlusion Detection: The pump is equipped with pressure sensing technology that monitors for occlusions in the infusion line, providing early warnings to clinicians for timely intervention.
High Accuracy and Wide Flow Rate Range: The Medfusion 4000 delivers medications with a high degree of accuracy, typically within ±2%. It supports a broad range of flow rates, from as low as 0.01 mL/hr up to 1130 mL/hr, making it suitable for a wide variety of therapeutic applications.
Syringe Recognition: The device automatically detects a range of syringe sizes (from 1 mL to 60 mL) and types from various manufacturers, ensuring accurate delivery and ease of use.
User-Friendly Design: It features a large, easy-to-read screen with "TALLman" lettering to help distinguish look-alike drug names. The horizontal design allows for easy, one-handed syringe loading.
Wireless Connectivity: The pump is equipped with wireless capabilities, allowing for the remote updating of drug libraries and pump software. It can also transmit data to hospital information systems and electronic medical records (EMRs) for automated documentation.
Multiple Delivery Modes: The Medfusion 4000 supports various infusion modes, including continuous, volume/time, mass, body weight, intermittent, and bolus, providing flexibility to meet diverse patient needs.
MRI Compatibility: The device is rated as MR conditional, allowing it to be used in the MRI suite under specific conditions.
Long Battery Life: It has a battery life of up to 10 hours, ensuring continuous operation during patient transport or in the event of a power outage.
The Medfusion 4000 is utilized in a variety of clinical settings where precise, low-volume infusions are critical. Its primary areas of use include:
Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units (NICU/PICU): Due to its ability to deliver very small volumes of medication with high accuracy, it is a preferred choice for the most vulnerable patients.
Adult Critical Care Units: It is used for the continuous infusion of potent medications such as vasopressors, sedatives, and analgesics.
Anesthesia and Operating Rooms: Anesthesiologists use it for the precise administration of anesthetic agents and other critical drugs during surgery.
Oncology: The pump is used for the controlled delivery of chemotherapy drugs.
General Medication and Fluid Administration: It is also used for delivering a wide range of other therapies, including antibiotics, blood products, and nutritional solutions.
The Medfusion 4000 is designed to administer fluids and medications through various routes, including intravenous, arterial, epidural, subcutaneous, intrathecal, and enteral. Its comprehensive safety features and ease of use make it a trusted device in hospitals worldwide for enhancing patient safety and improving clinical workflows.