Droper Field 1000 Operating Instructions Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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DROPER FIELD 1000

FULLY MECHANICAL INFUSION PUMP

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Table of contents

1 Description of the Droper Field 1000 3
2 Using the Droper Field 1000 4
3 Operating issues 11
4 End of infusion 12
5 Cleaning / Disinfection 13
6 Periodic inspection 15
7 Storage 15
8 Warranty conditions 15
9 Life 16
10 Useful contacts 16

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1. DESCRIPTION OF THE DROPER

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2. USING THE DROPER FIELD 1000

The Droper Field is a medical device designed to pressurise flexible infusion bags containing all
solutions suitable for intravenous infusion for the administration, in a non-intrusive manner by
infusion, of the contained solutions to patients requiring the latter. The device is dimensioned in such
a way as to be able to receive most infusion bags up to 1,000 ml commercially available at the time of
its introduction, in order to produce a bag pressure of about 100 mbar, equivalent to an approximate
height of 1 metre between the patient and the infusion bag for administration by gravity.

The safety instructions regarding the use of such bags must be known prior to use.

Its transparent cover enables the user to see the nature of the substance
administered. Principally intended for use in emergency situations or
catastrophes where stress levels are high, the device must be used by
trained, qualified staff.

The Droper Field device is not sensitive to environmental conditions. It has
been designed using materials capable of operating at both negative and
positive temperatures.

The infusion flow rate is entirely dependent on the viscosity of the infusion
solution. In cases not using a drip chamber (see below), different types of
flow regulators are commercially available for different viscosities and for
pressures equivalent to that generated by the Droper Field 1000. The
operator must therefore take this into account when choosing the flow
regulator to be used in these cases.

Under no circumstances may rigid or semi-rigid bottles be inserted into
the device.

The device's method of operation is described hereinbelow in the form of
several pictograms, which can be found underneath the device and shown
opposite:

2.1 Opening the cover

The mobile plate located underneath the transparent cover has certain elastic properties when
pressure is exerted in a downwards direction. To open the Droper Field 1000, the device is placed on
a flat, stable surface directly beneath the operator. The operator grasps the Droper Field 1000 by
placing the cushion of his/her thumbs on the non-slip areas provided for this purpose on either side of
the cover.

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With outstretched arms, the operator places his/her middle finger
of each hand underneath the disarming side lever. The device opens
in three steps:

1. The operator firstly exerts pressure in a downwards direction on

the cover using his/her body weight and with outstretched arms.
This action places pressure on the mobile plate. The resulting
small downwards movement can be observed.

2. Without releasing the pressure exerted on the cover, the operator

then exerts upwards pressure on the two disarming side levers
by pinching his/her middle fingers of each hand upwards and
inwards. This movement will result in pivoting the closing spring
clips inwards and releasing the cover.

2.2 Inserting the infusion line

3. While holding the two open levers in position, release

the pressure exerted on the cover. Then open the
cover by pushing it upwards using an index finger.

Where necessary, install an extension with a 3-way
stopcock at the start of the line to be able to check the
correct operation of the device during the infusion.

Check that the choke or flow regulator is set to the OFF
position.

Check that the air intake valve in the drip chamber is in
the closed position.

Insert the piercing pin at the bottom into the tubing port
of the infusion bag.

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