User Manual

Warnings and Precautions
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If your Pump is under-delivering its insulin, you may feel symptoms of
hyperglycemia. If this occurs, you should contact your doctor immedi-
ately. Your doctor will instruct you how to manage your blood glucose
levels until the Pump can be corrected.
Another under-delivery condition is caused by body fluids or body tissue
collecting at the tip of the Catheter. To correct a Catheter obstruction,
your doctor may need to flush your Catheter with a sterile solution.
Pump electronic or alarm malfunction
If the Pump’s electronic or alarm systems malfunction, Self Test circuitry
will detect the malfunction and may stop the Pump. Notify your doctor
immediately if this occurs. If your doctor cannot correct the malfunction,
your Pump may need to be replaced and you will need to take alternative
insulin therapy.
Infection, skin erosion, unresolved backflow, or catheter occlusion may
also require that your Pump or Catheter be removed or replaced.
Reservoir le vel warni ngs
Have your Pump refilled before the reservoir is empty. Alarms in the PPC
will alert you to low and depleted reservoir levels. For more information
on alarms and messages, see Chapter 7. If the low reservoir alarm sounds
and you do not have a refill appointment scheduled within two weeks, call
your doctor immediately to schedule a refill.
Environmental conditions
NOTE: If you are in doubt about whether a condition or
situation will affect your Pump, contact your doc-
tor for advice.
The Implantable Insulin Pump, like all microelectronic devices, should
not be exposed to extreme electrical or magnetic fields or temperature
extremes which may adversely affect the Pump and its insulin. Do not
allow your Implantable Insulin Pump to be exposed to the following envi-
ronmental conditions: