IMD MD.2, User Manual

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MD.2 Users Manual
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Loading an Empty MD.2
When you know there is a doctor’s appointment scheduled only load the MD.2 for two or three
days after the appointment. That way, if your doctor changes your medication, there will be fewer
cups to change.
If the MD.2 is empty or if this is the initial load, loading the unit will start from the current day’s
schedule. The MD.2 will keep track of, and skip medication delivery periods that have already
passed. Therefore, for the first day, the number of cups instructed to be loaded could be less than
the total number of cups to be delivered for a full day. For example, say today is Friday, 8/20,
and 4 deliveries are scheduled for 8AM, 12PM, 4PM, and 8PM, and you are loading the MD.2 at
2PM. From the above schedule, the user should have already taken the 1st two doses of the day,
so the MD.2 requires that you load 2 medication cups for today. The MD.2 will voice, "Please
load two medicine cups," and the following information will display on the screen:
As a further example, let us assume that you are loading the unit at 4PM, the 3rd delivery time.
The MD.2 will voice, "Please load one medicine cup," and the display will read:
The MD.2 is asking you to load just one cup (for the 8PM delivery). It assumes that since you
are loading at or after a delivery time, you are there to physically give the medication to your user.
Initial Loading of Daily Medications
When you know there is a doctor’s appointment scheduled only load the MD.2 for two or three
days after the appointment. That way, if your doctor changes your medication, there will be fewer
cups to change.
To start loading the MD.2 with medication cups, press the Load function key. If the unit has not
been completely set up (i.e. clock needs to be set and/ or a schedule needs to be programmed) you
will be reminded (via a display message) what must still be set up in order to load. Refer to
Section 5, Setting Up the Unit, for further direction. When all setups are complete, the screen will
display:
The MD.2 will take up to two minutes to position the medication cup cylinders. Once the unit
has finished positioning, the MD.2 will voice, "Please load six medicine cups," and the display
will read:
L o a d 6 C u p s S a t 8 / 2 1
P r e s s O K k e y W h e n D o n e
M e d i c i n e C u p s i n M o t i o n
P l e a s e W a i t
L o a d 1 C u p s F r i 8 / 2 0
P r e s s O K k e y W h e n D o n e
L o a d 2 C u p s F r i 8 / 2 0
P r e s s O K k e y W h e n D o n e