KANGAROO E-PUMP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEED/FLUSH ONLY
(adapted from Kangaroo ePump Instructions for Use Manual)
CC.12.10A BC Children’s Hospital Child & Youth Health Policy and Procedure Manual Page 1 of 2
May 1st, 2012 Refer to online version – Print copy may not be current – Discard after use
Battery Life:
o15 hours @125ml per hour
o8 hour recharge time will recharge while plugged in and running.
24 Hou Memory:r
oPump will retain settings and volume to be delivered even if pump is turned off
Operating Range: 1-400ml in 1ml increments
E Pump Tubing: 13ml in tubing
1. ON/OFF:
oTo power on, press POWER button on right hand corner of control panel
oTo power off, hold the POWER button for countdown 3,2,1 until the pump display turns off. Then release
because if held too long it will turn back on.
2. Keep or Clear Prior Pump Settings: Immediately after powering up the pump, if the prior feed or flush settings
were not cleared, 2 options are given:
oKEEP SETTINGS - to start with the same settings that were most recently programmed into the
pump. Any of the previously-programmed settings can be modified, if needed. The feed volume
totals, “mL FED” (Continuous Feed Mode) or “BOLUSES FED” (Intermittent Feed Mode) and “mL
FLUSH” are also maintained
oCLEAR SETTINGS - to reset all settings and feed totals to zero. It will then be necessary to program
all settings before running the pump.
Note: The feed totals (“mL FED,” “BOLUSES FED,” “mL FLUSH”) can be cleared at any time, and without
clearing the pump settings, by doing the following:
Start the pump RUNNING
PressHOLD
PressCLEAR VOLUME
the pump will then show LOAD A SET or, if the Pump Set is already loaded, it will show SET
LOADED
3. Load Feeding Set:
a. Open Blue door, load set. (Do not overstretch tubing)
oUse new ePump Feeding Set Only.
oNo more Drip Chamber!
oHang Height 18 inches: in order to achieve proper accuracy, the bottom of the feeding set
container must be 18 inches above the top of the feeding pump.
b. Screen shows CLEAR SETTINGS/KEEP SETTINGS (Choose an Option)
oKeep settings = same patient, same prescription
oClear Setting = resets all settings and feed totals to zero
4. Adjust Feed
oFEED RATE (This is the icon to adjust the rate)
oSelect Feed Rate and press ENTER (a value must be entered)
oFEED VTBD (Volume to be delivered)
oSelect Volume to be delivered and press ENTER (This is optional only if you want to use this feature)
oAfter these have been entered press DONE to ensure the settings are saved
5. Prime Pump:
oPress AUTO PRIME until it shows Autoprime is complete.
oThen press HOLD TO PRIME FEED to complete priming (this will bring the formula to the end of the
tubing).
oPress DONE
6. Press RUN when ready to start.
7. To Stop, press HOLD button (This will hold for 10 minutes before it alarms). If you would like to extend the hold,
press RESUME IN __ MIN (this will automatically stop the pump for 30 minutes and then it will restart
automatically).
