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
Special note and precautions
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Locating the pump fill port and the side port
Figure 16: Template and Placement on Skin with Guide Needles in
Position
1. Locate the Pump, then aseptically prep and drape the Pump area. Use
topical or local anesthetic if desired.
2. To locate the Pump fill port, located in the center of the Pump, align
the sterile template (MMT-4106) over the Pump by palpating the
Pump circumference. Then insert an 18 gauge needle into the central
Pump fill port as shown in below:
3. To locate the side port, palpate around the circumference of the Pump.
It is helpful to grasp the side port between the thumb and index finger
when aligning the template.
4. Using the template as a guide, insert the second 18 gauge needle into
the side port as shown. The side port can be accessed by inserting the
guide needle just inside the outer edge of the side port connection.
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