Introduction ............................. 3 Intended use ............................. 3 Safety information ........................... 3 General safety ..................................3 Warnings, precautions and contra indications ......................3 Quick reference overview ....................... 7 User interface ........................... 8 Buttons....................................8 5.1.1 Home button ..............................8 5.1.2 Snooze button..............................8 5.1.3 Information button ............................
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Information & memory functions ..........................16 7.7.1 Therapy information ............................16 7.7.2 Portions information ............................16 7.7.3 30-day history graph ............................16 7.7.4 Reset progress bar ............................... 16 Keypad lock ..................................16 Connect to a Nurse call or PDMS system........................17 7.10 Battery ..................................
The Flocare Infinity III pump can provide individual tailored therapies for nutrition delivery. INTENDED USE The Flocare Infinity III is intended to be used to administer enteral nutrition or hydration fluids in a safe, controlled and intuitive manner into the gastrointestinal tract of a patient.
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Before using or setting a feeding regimen, check the integrity of the pump for the items below. There are no cracks anywhere on the pump housing. ▪ The power pins of the AC adaptor socket of the pump are of equal length, not bent and not corroded. ▪...
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Alarm usage Do not use the Infinity alarm systems to trigger actions related to secondary (electrical) medical devices (e.g. a ▪ volumetric or syringe pump). Do not use pump functions for any other purpose than described in this manual. ▪ E.g.
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Pump status indicator Air sensor Pole clamp interface Colour display Occlusion OUT sensor Pole clamp Door AC power plug ENPlus® connector Pump rotor AC power socket ENFit® connector Charger plug AC charging light Medication port Occlusion IN sensor Speaker Cassette Drip chamber USER INTERFACE BUTTONS...
A red light indicates an alarm state; immediate action from the user is required. DISPLAY The Flocare Infinity III will perform a display test during each pump start. Carefully check for any sections or pixels that do not appear during the display test.
HOME SCREEN The home screen lay-out corresponds with your selected therapy VOLUME / RATE, RATE or INTERMITTENT The grey lines separate the panels in PAUSE mode, and are a visual indicator that the navigation and selection buttons are active. Airplane mode Therapy lock Mains connected PDMS...
ATTACHING TO THE POLE CLAMP (OPTIONAL) Connect the Flocare Infinity III pole clamp (N) to a pole stand by rotating the black star shaped bolt clockwise. Connect the Flocare Infinity III to the pole clamp interface (M) by rotating the grey wheel shaped disk clockwise until the pole clamp is fully connected to the pump without any clearance.
PAUSE / RUNNING MODE The Flocare Infinity III is either in pause mode waiting for user instructions or it is in running mode delivering a therapy to a patient. The pause or running modes are controlled by the START/PAUSE [ ]button button.
Note: The internal LOG file will not be erased, data can be recovered upon request by Nutricia or an authorised repair centre. 7.4.5 Sound Low, Medium and High’ The Flocare Infinity III supports 3 AUDIO VOLUMES, ‘ and can be set by the user. High Low’ Medium’...
Time and date The Flocare Infinity III uses real time and dates in reporting the administered volumes in 30-day HISTORY as well as in the THERAPY DETAILS screens. To ensure accuracy of data, the actual time and date according to your local time zone must be set.
The INTERMITTENT therapy has a step- by step approach where all parameters need to be entered and validated prior to return to the home screen. The Flocare Infinity III shows resulting parameters based on the user input for safety and convenience reasons. Note: after each step, the Flocare Infinity III guides you to the next programming step.
7.7.1 Therapy information When a ‘VOLUME – RATE’ or ‘RATE’ therapy has been programmed, the Flocare Infinity III provides useful information concerning your active therapy when the THERAPY INFORMATION button is pressed. This function can be accessed from the HOME SCREEN SOFT BUTTON 1 THERAPY INFORMATION In general, the left side of the screen are past events, in the middle the actual events and on the right-hand side the estimated events for the future.
7.10 BATTERY The Flocare Infinity III is equipped with Lithium/Ion battery technology and needs to be fully charged for a period of 6 hours prior to first use, this will maximise the battery life time. The battery microprocessor continuously monitors the battery state of health and the pump will warn the user when the battery is depleted for 70% or more and needs replacement.
Note: after a factory reset, the Flocare Infinity III shall ask to set the language and time and date. ALARMS, WARNING MESSAGES AND TROUBLE SHOOTING The Flocare Infinity III is equipped with several sensors and safety features linked to clear visual and audio alarms and warning messages on the display.
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PROBLEM SOLVER CHART Alarm description Cause Solution Air in giving set The pump has detected air in If your feeding reservoir is intended to be empty: the giving set. Disconnect and discard feeding reservoir and Flocare Infinity giving set or replace as per training. If your feed reservoir is NOT intended to be empty: Disconnect from feeding tube and use FILL SET function to clear air.
Occlusion out The pump has detected an Check the Flocare Infinity giving set between the occlusion between the pump pump and feeding tube for kinks or other and the patient. obstructions and correct if found. Check your feeding tube for kinks or other obstructions according to your training and correct if found.
Disconnect the pump from the mains before cleaning. To avoid electrical shock, never clean the pump with AC power adapter plugged into an outlet or when pump is on. Do not immerse the pump in water. Do not use aggressive cleaners or disinfectants such as acetone, benzene or iodine. Note: the pump is not intended to be cleaned using a dish washer.
2 years. Servicing of the Flocare Infinity III includes replacement off: the door, rotor, battery, charger, back housing and label as well as cleaning/disinfection and an overall check on pump specifications and structural integrity.
Note: In case of pump scrapping, always notify your Nutricia sales unit of the pumps serial number. SPECIFICATIONS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Nutricia Flocare Infinity III Enteral Feeding pump 11.1 PERFORMANCE Volumetric accuracy ±5%...
Check the pump regularly if operating near sources of electromagnetic emissions. The Flocare Infinity III can safely be operated on commercial aircraft and is designed in accordance with EN 60601-1-2, EN 60601-1-4 and RT CA DO160D standards for electromagnetic emissions and immunity.
The warranty is for a period of 24 months for customers from the date of delivery. Warranty includes the Flocare Infinity III pump, pole clamp, and AC power plug A Limited Warranty of 1 year is applied to the pump battery.
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Manufacturer information Nutricia Medical Devices BV Schiphol Boulevard 261 1118BH Schiphol Airport The Netherlands www.nutriciaflocare.com www.nutricia.com...
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