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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Table 2: Preparation and Labeling of Syringes
Record patient’s blood glucose
Record the patient’s blood glucose value at the start of the procedure.
Monitor blood glucose every 30 minutes, or as needed.
Prepare syringes for emptying the Pump
Syringe 1 is used for emptying the Pump. Label and prepare syringe 1 per
Table 2. Special attention should be observed regarding the Precautions
and General Procedures section in Appendix D of this manual.
After the syringe is prepared, weigh the syringe and enter the weight on
the Refill Form.
Prepare syringes for filling the Pump
During the Catheter rinse/flush procedure, syringes 2, 3, 5, and 6 are used
for filling the Pump. Each syringe should be labeled with its solution and
syringe number, then filled and degassed per Table 2 and the General Pro-
cedures section in Appendix D of this manual.
Syringe # Syringe Type Volume Solution
#1 Refill 5 mL RINSE
BUFFER
#2 Refill 20 mL RINSE
BUFFER
#3 Refill 30 mL RINSE
BUFFER
#4 10ml or 20 ml 5-10 mL RINSE
BUFFER
#5 Refill 20 mL INSULIN
#6 Refill 30 mL INSULIN
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