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CHAPTER 5 Pump Refill Procedure
Introduction
Initial appointments for Pump Refills should be made with patients at the
time of implantation. Subsequent appointments should be made in
advance, normally during each refill procedure. The Pump stores approx-
imately 6,000 units of insulin medication and typically requires a refill
every two to three months. In order to maintain the physical stability of
the insulin, the Pump must be refilled at a maximum interval of no more
than 90 days. The PPC will display warning messages to alert the patient
of calculated low or emptied reservoir volumes.
The low reservoir message will appear when the PPC calculates that 800
(2 ml) or fewer units of insulin medication remain in the Pump. The
empty reservoir message will appear when the PPC calculates that 400 or
fewer units (1 ml) of insulin remain. The time to medication depletion
depends upon the delivery rate of the Pump.
The Pump refill procedure should always be
scheduled in advance of PPC “low reservoir” or
“empty reservoir” messages.
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