QA-IDS Infusion Pump Tester completes tests according to national and international standards. This includes taking flow measurements every 30 seconds so that the measurements are independent of the infusion pump's flow rate. QA-IDS can test all types of infusion pumps. It carries out flow tests, bolus tests and occlusion alarm tests. PRO-Soft is also designed to retrieve information from an equipment management database and update the database with test results.
Infusion pump testers calculate flow rate from the measured time period to fill up a defined volume.
This flow rate is called the instant flow rate . The minimum volume detection of this measurement is 10 ml, since it needs 10 ml to get the instant flow rate calculated. The next instant flow rate calculation may be done when an additional volume of 10 ml is delivered to the measuring device. When two or more instant flow rates have been obtained, the calculation of mean flow rate may be done by averaging the instant flow rates. Sudden, unexpected flow changes - importance of the minimum volume detection .