| umls-concept:C0181331 | skos:definition | SPN: An infusion pump is a device used in a health care facility to pump fluids into a patient in a controlled manner. The device may use a piston pump, a roller pump, or a peristaltic pump and may be powered electrically or mechanically. The device may also operate using a constant force to propel the fluid through a narrow tube which determines the flow rate. The device may include means to detect a fault condition, such as air in, or blockage of, the infusion line and to activate an alarm.,UMD: Infusion pumps that are designed to deliver a predetermined amount of analgesic drug on demand, i.e., when requested by the patient. These pumps are typically connected to infusion pump tubing designed specifically for use with patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) infusion pumps; this tubing is connected to a infusion catheter or other infusion device (e.g., epidural catheter, subcutaneous injection/infusion port). Typically, PCA pumps are programmed to deliver in any one of the following modes: demand dose, demand do | lld:umls |
