Index: firmware/App/Controllers/SyringePump.c
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diff -u -r6d743f84430c0e17011d07fb378de49d86853137 -r806eb6209c3632c3c8190b0eea17b4e115de3bf3
--- firmware/App/Controllers/SyringePump.c	(.../SyringePump.c)	(revision 6d743f84430c0e17011d07fb378de49d86853137)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/SyringePump.c	(.../SyringePump.c)	(revision 806eb6209c3632c3c8190b0eea17b4e115de3bf3)
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_RATE_ALARM_PERSISTENCE           3000                                  ///< Alarm persistence period (in ms) for syringe pump speed check alarms.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_DIR_ALARM_PERSISTENCE            3000                                  ///< Alarm persistence period (in ms) for syringe pump direction check alarms.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ALARM_PERSISTENCE            1000                                  ///< Alarm persistence period (in ms) for syringe pump off check alarms.
-#define SYRINGE_PUMP_OCCLUSION_ALARM_PERSISTENCE      30                                    ///< Alarm persistence period (in ms) for syringe pump occlusion alarms.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_ADC_READ_PERSISTENCE             100                                   ///< Syringe pump ADC stale read alarm persistence time (in ms).
 
 #define STEPS_TO_MICROSTEPS( s )                      ( (s) * 32.0F )                       ///< Macro conversion from steps to microsteps.
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@
 
 /// Expected position of empty in relation to home position.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_EMPTY_POS                        ( SYRINGE_ENCODER_COUNTS_PER_ML * 10.84F )
+
 /// Margin of error for empty position determination.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_EMPTY_POS_MARGIN                 ( SYRINGE_ENCODER_COUNTS_PER_ML * 0.5F )
 /// Minimum retract position.
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_RUNNING_WHILE_BP_OFF_ERROR, 0, SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_NOT_STOPPED_ERROR, 0, SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_SPEED_ERROR, 0, SYRINGE_PUMP_RATE_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
-    initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_OCCLUSION, 0, SYRINGE_PUMP_OCCLUSION_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
 
     // Reset request flags
     resetSyringePumpRequestFlags();
@@ -1582,10 +1581,9 @@
     F32  forceDelta = forceAtEndOfPriming - forceAtEndOfSeek;  // Occlusion is detected if force at end of prime is > than force at end of seek by 0.5 volts or more
     BOOL occlusionDetected = ( forceDelta >= SYRINGE_FORCE_OCCLUSION_DIFF_V ? TRUE : FALSE );
 
-    if ( TRUE == isPersistentAlarmTriggered( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_OCCLUSION, occlusionDetected ) )
+    if ( TRUE == occlusionDetected )
     {
         SET_ALARM_WITH_2_F32_DATA( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_OCCLUSION, forceAtEndOfSeek, forceAtEndOfPriming  )  // reuse this alarm after prime
-        forceAtEndOfSeek = 0.0;    // reset this value in case we want to prime again
         result = TRUE;
     }
 
@@ -1899,6 +1897,7 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 
 
+
 /*********************************************************************//**
  * @brief
  * The testSetSyringePumpDataPublishIntervalOverride function overrides the