Product Info Part 4
Table Of Contents
- APPENDIX D Precautions and General Procedures
- Special note and precautions
- General procedures
- Locating the pump fill port and the side port
- Venting the Minimed refill syringe (optional)
- APPENDIX E Pump Rinse Procedure
- Preparing for the procedure
- Remove insulin from the Pump and fill with NaOH
- Equilibrate and pull NaOH through system
- APPENDIX F Side Port Catheter Flush Procedure
- Supplies and solutions
- Preparing for the procedure
- Flushing the Side Port Catheter
- Program minimal basal rate
- Remove insulin and fill with rinse buffer
- Equilibrate and pull rinse buffer through system
- Flush side port catheter
- Remove rinse buffer and fill with insulin
- Equilibrate and pull insulin through system
- Remove guide needles and record refill amount
- Program new basal rate
- Remove rinse buffer from catheter
- APPENDIX G Stroke Volume Measurement
- Supplies and Solutions
- APPENDIX H Pressure Measurement Using The Side Port Catheter
- Supplies and solutions
- Measuring pressure in the side port
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• Syringe 7 with 30 ml INSULIN
Syringe 5: Rinse Buffer (residual)
1. Prime the needle. Close the stopcock.
2. Obtain a vacuum by pulling back on the plunger until it locks. Press
the lock into the plunger groove to be sure it is firmly secured.
3. Enter the Pump with the refill needle and syringe.
4. Open the stopcock and remove the RINSE BUFFER. After the fluid
level stops moving, wait an additional 30 seconds to make sure all the
RINSE BUFFER and air is removed.
5. When the time has elapsed, close the stopcock, remove the syringe,
and discard.
Syringe 6: Insulin (degassed)
6. Prime the needle. Close the stopcock .
7. Enter the Pump fill port with the refill needle and syringe.
8. Open the stopcock and allow the Pump to fill completely with INSU-
LIN. When the fluid level stops moving, the Pump is filled.
9. Close the stopcock and remove the syringe.
10. Prepare syringe 6 for aspiration. Prime needle and close stopcock.
Obtain a vacuum by pulling back on the plunger until it locks. Press
the lock into the plunger groove to be sure it is firmly secured.
11. Re-enter the Pump.
12. Open the stopcock, remove the INSULIN. After the fluid level stops
moving, wait an additional 30 seconds for all the INSULIN and air to
be removed.
13. When the time has elapsed, close the stopcock and remove the
syringe. Discard all but 5 ml of solution. Remove any air, prime nee-
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