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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ing ACT on the “SUSPEND” screen.
Remove rinse buffer and fill with insulin
The RINSE BUFFER is removed from the Pump fluid system and the
system is filled with INSULIN. This procedure uses the following vol-
umes in syringes 3, 5, and 6:
• Syringe 3 with residual RINSE BUFFER from the previous steps
• Syringe 5 with 20 ml INSULIN
• Syringe 6 with 30 ml INSULIN
Syringe 3: Rinse Buffer (residual)
1. Expel all air from the syringe and prime the needle.
2. Close the 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.
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 of
the RINSE BUFFER and air is removed.
5. When the time has elapsed, close the stopcock, remove the syringe,
and discard.
Syringe 5: Insulin
6. Prime the needle and close the stopcock.
7. Enter the Pump fill port with the refill needle.
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. Obtain a vacuum by pulling back on
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