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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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
the Precautions and General Procedures section in Appendix D of this
manual. After the syringe is prepared, weigh it and record the weight on
the Refill Form.
Prepare syringes for filling the pump
During the pressure test procedure, syringes 2, 3, 5, and 6 are used for fill-
ing the Pump. Each of these syringes need to be labeled with its solution
and syringe number, and then filled and degassed per the General Proce-
dures in Appendix D of this manual.
Prepare syringe for priming the test setup
During the pressure test procedure, syringe 4 is used to prime the needle,
filter, and the 3-way stopcock. This syringe needs to be labeled and then
prepared by following the steps below:
1. Attach an 18 gauge needle to the syringe. Draw 5 - 10 ml of RINSE
BUFFER into the syringe.
2. Expel all air from the syringe.
3. Attach a 3-way stopcock to the syringe.
4. Turn the stopcock to close off the syringe.
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