Animas Vibe Quick Start Manual

How to Change Your Animas
Infusion Set and Cartridge

Gather your supplies.

Pump

Wash your hands.

Clean top of insulin vial with alcohol wipe.

Fill your cartridge.

1. Prepare cartridge for filling:
• Twist needle onto cartridge.
• Attach blue handle onto plunger end of cartridge.
• Move plunger in and out 2 or 3 times.
2. Fill cartridge with insulin:
• Remove needle cover.
• With insulin vial on hard, level surface, insert needle
through top of vial so needle points down.
• Push plunger the whole way in and hold plunger in place.
• Turn vial upside down so needle points up.
• Slowly pull plunger back to fill cartridge to amount needed.
3. Get air bubbles out of cartridge:
• Tap cartridge to move bubbles to needle end of cartridge.
• Slowly push plunger in until bubbles go into vial.
• Slowly pull plunger back to fill cartridge to desired amount.
• Remove bottle and recap needle.
4. Twist needle off cartridge and put small, clear cap on cartridge.
5. Remove blue handle. Set filled cartridge aside.
Make sure tubing is NOT connected to site on body.

Attach infusion set tubing to cartridge.

1. Unscrew black cartridge cap from pump.
2. Thread tubing connector through small end of black cartridge cap.
3. Remove small, clear cap from cartridge.
4. Screw tubing connector onto cartridge.
Cartridge Infusion Set
Vibe
® ®
Insulin Vial
Small Clear Cap
Needle
Plunger
Cartridge
Black Cartridge Cap
IV Prep and Alcohol
Wipe (or 2 alcohol
wipes)
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Blue Handle
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