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Chapter 5 – Infusion Site Care and Loading Cartridge
5.5 Filling Cannula
Filling the Infusion Set Cannula
with Insulin
This section describes how to fill the
infusion set cannula with insulin after
you fill the tubing.
To fill the cannula without filling the
tubing, from the Home Screen, tap OP-
TIONS, tap Load, tap Fill Cannula and
then follow the instructions below.
If you are using a steel needle infu-
sion set, there is no cannula. Skip this
section.
To Fill the Cannula
1. Tap Fill Cannula .
2. Insert a new infusion set and
connect filled tubing to site, then
tap
NEXT .
3. Tap Edit Fill Amount .
The cannula fill amount displayed
is based on your last cannula
fill amount. Filling stops at this
amount.
4. Select amount needed for
cannula fill.
Refer to your infusion set instruc-
tions for use for proper cannula fill
amount.
If the amount needed is not listed,
tap Other amount and use the
onscreen keypad to enter a value
between 0.1 to 1.0 unit.
5. Tap START .
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“Starting Fill” screen is displayed.
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After fill is complete, “Stopping Fill”
screen is displayed.
NOTE: Stopping Fill
You can tap STOP at any time during
the fill process if you want to stop filling
the cannula.
The screen will return to the Load
menu if the Site Reminder is turned
off. Tap DONE to resume insulin if
finished. Or tap Site Reminder to
set reminder. If Site Reminder is on,
the pump will automatically display
the Site Reminder Screen (refer to
next section).