User's Manual

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Preparing for the procedure
NOTE: Before beginning any refill, flush, stroke volume
measurement, carefully read Appendix D, Precautions
and General Procedures, and keep this in mind as you
perform each procedure.
In order to prepare for the Side Port Catheter rinse and flush procedure, a total of
seven syringes will need to be labeled and then prepared with different solutions.
Table 1 defines the syringe numbers and corresponding solutions:
Prepare syringes for emptying the Pump
Syringe 1 is used for emptying the Pump. Label and prepare syringe 1 per
Table 1.
Prepare syringes for filling the Pump
During the Catheter rinse/flush procedure, syringes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are used
for filling the Pump. Each of these syringes needs to be labeled with its solution
and syringe number, per Table 1, and then filled and degassed.
Table 1:
Syringe # Syringe type Solution
1 Refill 5 ml
RINSE BUFFER
2 Refill 20 ml NaOH
3 Refill 30 ml NaOH
4 Refill 20 ml
RINSE BUFFER
5 Refill 30 ml
RINSE BUFFER
6 Refill 20 ml INSULIN
7 Refill 30 ml INSULIN