Patient Therapy Controller (PTC
®
) Guide, For use with Prometra
®
Programmable Infusion Systems
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Patient Therapy Controller
How the PTC® Works (continued)
Your doctor programs the parameters that control your bolus dose. Your doctor programs the following information into your Patient Therapy
Controller:
•
Dose per Bolus:
the amount of medication that will be delivered by your pump.
•
Drug Bolus Duration:
the length of time that it will take to deliver your bolus.
•
Allotted Boluses per day:
The maximum number of boluses allowed to be delivered within 24 hours.
•
Lockout Duration:
The length of time that you must wait between bolus deliveries.
If you have any questions concerning the use of your Patient Therapy Controller, call Flowonix Medical’s Technical Solutions Department at 855-
356-9665 or contact your physician.
PTC® Overview
The Patient Therapy Controller has 2 buttons, a power button and a prescription button, and color touchscreen to allow you to initiate a bolus. The
Patient Therapy Controller communicates with the Programmable Pump via a wireless signal (referred to as telemetry).
The Patient Therapy Controller consists of four main components:
1. LCD Touchscreen
2. Power Button
3. Prescription Button
4. Internal wireless transmitter used for communication with your implanted Programmable Pump.
Power Button
LCD Touchscreen
Prescription Button
