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 5: Insulin
6. Prime the needle and close the stopcock.
7. Enter the Pump with the refill needle.
8. Open the stopcock and allow the Pump to fill completely with RINSE
BUFFER. When the fluid level stops moving, the Pump is filled.
9. Close the stopcock and remove the syringe.
10. Prepare syringe 2 for aspiration. Obtain a vacuum by pulling back on
the plunger until it locks. Press the lock into the plunger groove and
be sure it is firmly secured.
11. Re-enter the Pump.
12. Open the stopcock and remove the RINSE BUFFER. After the fluid
level stops moving, wait an additional 30 seconds for all the RINSE
BUFFER and air to be removed.
13. When the time has elapsed, close the stopcock and remove the
syringe.
Syringe 3: Rinse Buffer
14. Prime the needle and close the stopcock .
15. Enter the Pump fill port with the refill needle.
16. Open the stopcock and allow the Pump to fill complete with RINSE
BUFFER. When the fluid level stops moving, the Pump is filled.
When the Pump is filled, approximately 10 mL of RINSE BUFFER
will remain in the syringe. Leave the RINSE BUFFER in the syringe,
and leave the syringe in place for the next step.
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