Advantages and disadvantages of the different models

 

Smiths medical devices

 

Advantages:

• More commonly found to be used (MS26) in the UK

 

Disadvantages:

• Both smiths medical models do not possess a lock out period

 

• MHRA in 2003 concluded such models lack adequate safety features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mckinley TS4

 

Advantages:

• Infusion will not commence unless syringe driver if fitted correctly

 

• No need to manually calculate rate of infusion

 

• Does not allow tampering of the device once infusion commence

 

• The device possess a long memory of previous administration records

 

• Fulfills the safety requirements of MHRA

 

Disadvantages:

•  Design is more complex than the smiths medical models

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Micrel MP Daily

 

Advantages:

 

•  It has several advantages over the graseby devices in that there is no boost facility,

• once the infusion starts the rate cannot be altered unless the whole device is restarted again 

• Improved  alarm system to warn when battery is low

 

 

   Disadvantages:

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• There is still no alarm activation when the syringe is removed

• confusion may still occur due to calibrating in length and not volume of fluid.