User's Manual

Table of contents
10
Implantation procedures
The Surgeon will make an incision through your skin and create a “pocket” in
which to place the Pump. The Pump is then inserted under the fatty tissue just
beneath your skin. The Surgeon will then secure the Pump in your tissue to
prevent movement. A very small opening will be made in your abdominal
muscle wall through which the Surgeon will thread the Side Port Catheter into
your peritoneal cavity. After the Catheter is positioned and the Pump is
secured, the Surgeon will use sutures to close the incision in your skin. Ban-
dages are used to protect the incision until it heals. Some Surgeons may want
you to wear a binder over the implant site for a short time to minimize post-
operative swelling.
Post-operative procedures
The length of your hospital stay will be determined by your doctor. Your stay
will depend upon how quickly you recover, and how quickly you learn to use
the Medtronic MiniMed 2007D Implantable Insulin Pump System.
Before your admission to the hospital, your doctor or a nurse will teach you
how to use your PPC to program the Pump. Before leaving the hospital, you
must become proficient in understanding and using your PPC to program the
Pump. You should:
• Fully understand how to use your PPC.
• Demonstrate appropriate responses to warning messages and alarms
from your PPC.
• Be able to identify signs and symptoms your doctor wants you to report.
• Have completed a Patient Emergency Information Card, which indicates
you have an implantable pump and provides emergency phone numbers.
• Ask your doctor to complete and return your Device Registration Card
to Medtronic MiniMed. This card contains the Pump and Catheter serial
numbers, which are needed for device tracking by
Medtronic MiniMed.
• Schedule an appointment with your doctor for your first follow-up visit.
• Read Chapter 5, “Alarms and Messages,” and ask your doctor to explain
anything you don’t understand.