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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Flush side port catheter
The Side Port Catheter is flushed using syringe 4 which is completely
filled with RINSE BUFFER.
NOTE: Approximately 13 units of INSULIN remain in the
distal Side Port Catheter. This INSULIN will be
delivered to the patient rapidly in the next three
steps. Alternatively, the INSULIN may be removed
prior to flushing by programming cautious bolus
amounts. Closely monitor blood glucose during
INSULIN delivery, and administer intravenous
glucose, or glucagon as needed.
10-20 ml Syringe 4: Rinse Buffer
1. Prime the needle. Close the stopcock.
2. Enter the side port with the needle.
3. When the needle is firmly positioned in the side port, open the stop-
cock and quickly push the plunger all the way down. This should
take no longer than one to two minutes.
4. After flushing, close the stopcock, remove and discard the syringe.
NOTE: This is the only time a plunger should be manually
pushed down.
Remove rinse buffer and fill with insulin
The RINSE BUFFER is removed form the Pump fluid system and the
system is filled with insulin. This procedure uses the following volumes
in syringes 3, 5, and 6:
• Syringe 3 with residual RINSE BUFFER from the previous step
• Syringe 5 with 20 mL INSULIN
• Syringe 6 with 30 mL INSULIN
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