User's Manual

Pump implantation
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Figure 7: Venting the syringe head space
2. With the stopcock closed, insert the refill needle into the Pump fill port.
3. Open the stopcock. Maintain downward pressure on the barrel of the syringe
to ensure the inlet valve of the Pump remains open.
Never push on the refill syringe plunger to fill the
Pump. When the refill needle is properly seated in
the fill port of the Pump, the vacuum in the reser-
voir will draw the insulin from the syringe.
4. Allow the Pump vacuum to draw the INSULIN into the reservoir. When the
INSULIN stops moving, the Pump is filled. Close the stopcock and remove
the syringe.
5. Prepare the IN1 syringe for aspiration. Remove any air from the syringe,
prime the needle, close the stopcock and obtain a vacuum by pulling back on
the plunger until it locks. Press the lock into the plunger groove to be sure it
is firmly secured. A fluid barrier of at least 2 mL should remain in the
syringe.
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