Evaluation of infusion pumps: Third report—volumetric pumps

Abstract

The evaluation of infusion pumps and controllers is being undertakenfor the DHSS within the Bath District Health Authority. Technical performance assessments are made at the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, user assessments in various local hospitals and equipment tested to BS 5724 at the BSI Test House.

A recent edition of Health Equipment Information’ (HEI), No. 116, October 1983, contains the third report in this series. It deals with six volumetric pumps-the Critikon Simplicity 2101A, Imed 927, Ivac Infucheck, Boots/Oximetrix, Terumo STC 502 and the Valleylab IV6000.

Orders for HEI No. 116 (it is priced at £3.00 ([non-NHS employees']) to the DHSS Leaflets Unit, PO Box 21, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 lAY, UK. NHS staff can obtain copies free of charge through their Administrator.

For full details of the evaluation findings, readers should consult HEI 116 (see above). The following are extracts from the report.