Refurbished HOSPIRA PLUM 360 Infusion Pump

The Hospira Plum 360 is a versatile volumetric infusion pump designed to provide customized, reliable infusion solutions for hospital and clinic environments. It offers both standalone and integrated functionality, making it ideal for complex infusion systems or as an individual pump to streamline clinical practice.

Key Features and Advantages:

• Intuitive User Interface: Easy-to-learn and use, designed for fast deployment in clinical settings.
• Advanced Air Management: Unique air management system that doesn’t require disconnecting from the patient, reducing therapy interruptions.
• Dose Rate Mode: Automatically adjusts delivery rate based on drug concentration and desired dosage.
• Safety Features: Integrated air trap to capture 1 mL of air before triggering alarms, minimizing the risk of therapy disruption.
• Compatibility: Fully compatible with Plum Series administration sets, CLAVE needleless connection systems, and MedNet software for medication safety.
• Interoperability: Supports full IV-EHR connectivity with Ethernet or wireless communication.

Specifications:

• Delivery Rate Accuracy: ±5% for most delivery rates.
• Battery Life: Approximately 3 hours at up to 125 mL/hr.
• Weight: Approximately 10 lbs (4.5 kg) with battery.
• Size: Approx. 8” H x 8” W x 6” D.

The Hospira Plum 360 is primarily used in various infusion therapies, including parenteral, enteral, and epidural treatments. It is used under the supervision of healthcare professionals, ensuring high standards of care in clinical environments.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Hospira Plum 360 Infusion Pump?

The Hospira Plum 360 Infusion Pump is a smart large-volume infusion pump designed to deliver intravenous medications, fluids, blood products, enteral nutrition, and epidural therapies with advanced medication safety features and electronic medical record (EMR) integration capabilities. It is the successor to the widely used Hospira Plum A+ infusion pump platform.

What makes the Hospira Plum 360 different from other infusion pumps?

The Plum 360 utilizes a unique cassette-based pumping system with closed-system air management technology and automated back-priming capabilities. It also supports concurrent and secondary infusions without requiring the height adjustments typically necessary with traditional infusion pumps.

What types of infusions can the Hospira Plum 360 administer?

The Plum 360 is indicated for intravenous medications, hydration fluids, blood and blood products, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), enteral nutrition, epidural infusions, and other prescribed therapies in hospital and alternate care environments.

What is Hospira MedNet safety software?

Hospira MedNet is the medication safety software platform used with the Plum 360. It provides customizable drug libraries, dose error reduction software (DERS), wireless communication, quality reporting, and EMR integration capabilities to help reduce medication administration errors.

Does the Hospira Plum 360 have a drug library?

Contact us about Drug Library. The Plum 360 supports a large customizable drug library containing up to 2,500 medications, up to 40 clinical care areas, and up to 400 medications per care area. Drug libraries include soft and hard dose limits designed to improve medication safety.

Does the Hospira Plum 360 support dose error reduction software (DERS)?

Yes. The Hospira MedNet platform includes dose error reduction software that compares programmed infusion parameters against facility-established medication limits and alerts clinicians when doses exceed predetermined thresholds.

What is the advantage of the PlumSet cassette system?

The proprietary PlumSet cassette system provides several advantages, including automatic back-priming, closed-system air removal, concurrent infusion capability, and the ability to detect and manage air without disconnecting the patient line.

What is automated back-priming?

Automated back-priming allows clinicians to remove air from secondary infusion lines using fluid from the primary infusion bag without disconnecting the patient tubing, helping maintain a closed and sterile infusion system.

Does the Hospira Plum 360 support concurrent infusions?

Yes. One of the major advantages of the Plum platform is its ability to deliver compatible primary and secondary medications concurrently through a single patient line while maintaining accurate infusion control.

Does the Hospira Plum 360 support electronic medical record (EMR) integration?

Yes. The Plum 360 was designed to support bidirectional integration with electronic medical record systems, allowing medication orders and infusion documentation to be exchanged electronically.

Does the Hospira Plum 360 include wireless connectivity?

Yes. The Plum 360 includes wireless communication capabilities that allow facilities to update drug libraries, collect quality data, and support clinical integration workflows.

What flow rates does the Hospira Plum 360 support?

The Hospira Plum 360 supports infusion rates ranging from 0.1 mL/hr to 999 mL/hr with an accuracy specification of approximately ±5%.

Does the Hospira Plum 360 operate on battery power?

Yes. The Plum 360 includes an internal rechargeable battery capable of operating for approximately three hours at infusion rates up to 125 mL/hr on a single line.

What administration sets are used with the Hospira Plum 360?

The Hospira Plum 360 requires proprietary Hospira/ICU Medical PlumSet administration sets designed specifically for the cassette-based pumping mechanism.

Is this Hospira Plum 360 new or refurbished?

This Hospira Plum 360 infusion pump has been professionally refurbished, tested, calibrated, and verified for proper operation prior to shipment by Outfront Medical.

Do refurbished Hospira Plum 360 pumps include a drug library?

Typically, no. Drug libraries are developed and maintained by individual healthcare facilities and customized to their specific medications, concentrations, dosing protocols, and clinical practices. During refurbishment, previous facility drug libraries are often removed, requiring the purchasing facility to install or configure their own library.

Can the Hospira Plum 360 be used without a drug library?

Yes. The pump can operate in basic infusion mode without a drug library installed. However, advanced dose error reduction and medication safety features require a facility-specific drug library.

Can Outfront Medical install my hospital's drug library?

No.  In most cases, healthcare facilities manage their own drug libraries through their pharmacy, nursing leadership, biomedical engineering, and clinical informatics teams. Software compatibility with an existing fleet should be verified before purchase.

How does the Hospira Plum 360 compare to the BD Alaris infusion system?

The Hospira Plum 360 is distinguished by its cassette-based pumping mechanism, automated back-priming, closed-system air management, and concurrent infusion capabilities. The BD Alaris system offers a modular architecture with multiple pump channels integrated into a central processing unit. Both platforms provide smart pump technology and dose error reduction capabilities.

Is the Hospira Plum 360 suitable for hospitals and infusion centers?

Yes. The Hospira Plum 360 was designed for acute care hospitals, surgery centers, infusion centers, and other healthcare facilities requiring advanced smart infusion technology and medication safety systems.

What warranty is included?

This refurbished Hospira Plum 360 Infusion Pump includes a 1-year warranty from Outfront Medical.

Why choose the Hospira Plum 360 Infusion Pump?

The Hospira Plum 360 combines advanced medication safety features, closed-system air management, automated back-priming, concurrent infusion capability, wireless communication, customizable drug libraries, and EMR integration to provide a comprehensive smart infusion platform for healthcare facilities.