Merit Medical Fountain 5 French Infusion System - Manual (Page 8)

P RIMING THE S YSTEM WITH
T HERAPEUTIC S OLUTION
9. The reservoir syringe containing saline is
removed from the inlet port of the check
valve. Replace it with a reservoir syringe
containing the desired therapeutic solution
(Figure 8). Drip a tiny volume of therapeu-
tic solution into the input port luer lock to
raise a meniscus as the connection is made
(Figure 9), thereby preventing the introduc-
tion of air bubbles into the system.
10. Aspirate 1 ml of therapeutic solution
into the infusion syringe. Prime the entire
system with therapeutic solution by depress-
ing the plunger of the 1 ml infusion syringe.
The approximate system prime volumes for
each catheter are as follows:
45cm catheter - 1.0ml
90cm catheter - 1.5mls
135cm catheter - 2.0mls
W ARNING : All therapeutic agents to be
infused must be used according to the man-
ufacturer’s instructions for use.
A
DMINISTERING
I
NFUSION
T
HERAPY
11. Aspirate the desired volume of thera-
peutic solution into the 1 ml infusion
syringe. To infuse the therapeutic solution,
depress the plunger on the 1 ml infusion
syringe as needed. This procedure should
be repeated for the duration of therapy as
directed by the physician.
I.V. P UMP I NFUSION I NSTRUCTIONS
Prime the Fountain Infusion Catheter and
hemostasis valve as described in the previ-
ous instructions. Place the catheter, hemo-
stasis valve, and occluding wire as previous-
ly described. The occluding wire and
catheter should always be placed under fluo-
roscopic control.
Attach the primed hemostasis valve to the
I.V. line that has been primed according to
the manufacturer’s instructions for use.
Make sure the connection is air-tight. Note:
The I.V. infusion pump that is used should
have the “occlusion alarm pressure limit” set
at 10 psi or 517mmHg.
Figure 8
Figure 9
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