Intermittent Mode — Adjust Bolus
Intermittent Mode Feeding
For INTERMITTENT feeding mode, the ADJUST BOLUS option is available in the opening
menus (Figure 7C for a feed-only set or Figure 7D for a feed & flush set). Select this option to
program the feeding parameters from the ADJUST BOLUS screen, Figure 13A.
Press
BOLUS RATE in Figure 13A to define the rate of delivery.
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Press the
buttons in Figure 13B to program the delivery rate from 1 to 400 in increments of
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1 mL/hr. Press
ENTER (top button) to exit the menu.
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NUMBER OF BOLUSES in Figure 13A to define the total number of boluses to
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be delivered.
Press the
buttons in Figure 13C to program the number of boluses, up to a maximum of 99.
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ENTER (top button) to exit the menu. The number of boluses can be set as zero, in
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which case the pump will run until the supply is exhausted.
Press
VOLUME PER BOLUS in Figure 13A to define the volume to be delivered in each bolus.
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Press the
buttons in Figure 13D to program the volume per bolus from 1 to 3000 mL in
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increments of 1 mL.
Press
ENTER (top button) to exit the menu.
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BOLUS INTERVAL in Figure 13A to define the time interval between starts of
Press
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bolus deliveries.
Press the
buttons in Figure 13E to program the time interval between starts of bolus
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deliveries from 1 to 24 hours in increments of 1 hour. Press
the menu.
The pump will automatically limit bolus settings which exceed pump delivery capabilities. For
example, a bolus delivery volume of 200 mL cannot be made once per hour if a rate of 150 mL/
hr is already programmed. In this case, the maximum volume allowed would be 150 mL.
Note: If the NUMBER OF BOLUSES is reprogrammed during a feeding (from HOLD mode),
the pump will restart the bolus feeding and will deliver all the boluses as defined by the
new setting.
Intermittent Mode Feeding – Bolus Max
The BOLUS MAX option can be used to deliver a bolus at a high rate, similar to gravity feeding.
Press
BOLUS MAX in the BOLUS RATE menu, Figure 13B, to program the BOLUS MAX mode.
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The feeding rate for BOLUS MAX is 999 mL/hr.
Kangaroo™ ePump™ Enteral Feed and Flush Pump with Pole Clamp
(Not Available in EZMODE)
ENTER (top button) to exit
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(Not Available in EZMODE)
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Figure 13A. ADJUST BOLUS menu.
Figure 13B. Setting the Bolus Rate.
Figure 13C. Setting the Number of
Boluses.
Figure 13D. Setting the volume per
Bolus.
Figure 13E. Setting the time interval
between starts of bolus.
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