New & Used Syringe Pump

Tips for buying Syringe Pump

1. The need for infusion sets should be determined based on the annual number of syringe-pump infusions and the average infusion duration in a facility.
2. These pumps should generally have adjustable flow rates with increments of 0.1 mL/hr.
3. The units should be designed to accommodate syringe sizes of up to 60 mL.
4. The preferred pumps are those with prime/purge control, and the ones that perform accurately to within 5% of the displayed flow rate and volume.
5. The alarms included with the pumps should indicate at least the following: empty reservoir, infusion near end, infusion end, high pressure/occlusion, system malfunction, syringe unlocked, and low/depleted battery.
6. A pump should be able to store at least 200 events of error codes, alarm conditions, quantity infused, and programmable settings.
7. An alarm silencing mechanism may be available as long as it's temporary.
8. These units should come with luer-lock connectors. They should provide a needleless connection for the brand of primary infusion sets used by the facility.