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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APPENDIX E Pump Rinse Procedure
The purpose of this procedure is to dissolve insulin deposits within the
Pump reservoir, pumping mechanism, and the Side Port Catheter “port.”
Supplies and solutions
Prior to performing this procedure, assemble the necessary supplies and
solutions as outlined below:
Supplies
• Steri-Strips
®
and markers
• Local anesthesia (if necessary)
• Sharps container
• Safety glasses
• PPC
• Oral or IV glucose
• Glucose monitoring equipment
•Drapes
• One (1) scale - 0.01 gram resolution
• One (1) 250 ml sterile beaker
• One (1) sterile bag for PPC (intestinal or cassette bags work well)
• One (1) Side port locating template, MMT-4106
• Seven (7) Refill kits, MMT-4105
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