Intermittent Delivery Interruptions - Abbott GEMSTAR Operating Manual

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Intermittent Delivery Interruptions

Missed Start Time
If the programmed start time is missed, it can be changed through the Options Menu.
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Refer to Next Dose in the "Options Menu" section more information.
If the pump remains in the
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begin delivery immediately and all subsequent doses will be shifted.
If the pump is programmed with a delayed start time and is then powered off before
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[
] is pressed, the pump will skip to the NEXT occurrence of the programmed
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start time.
For example, the current time is 10:00 PM. The user sets the delayed start time for
10:30 PM and then powers off the pump. The user does not power on the pump until
10:40 PM, which is 10 minutes AFTER the scheduled start time. The pump does not
begin delivery until 10:30 PM the FOLLOWING day.
Dose Interruptions
To understand how interruptions are resolved, compare the normal Intermittent delivery
diagram below for a 1-hour dose every four hours, to the interruption diagrams shown in
the examples:
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Dose Delivered -
If an Intermittent dose is interrupted and the pump is placed in the
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the on or off cycle of the current dose, the dose continues delivery from the point
where it was interrupted and all subsequent doses are shifted.
Abbott GemStar Manual 430-600095-002 (Rev. 8/02)
mode and the first dose is missed, press [
STOP
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Intermittent
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mode during
RUN
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] to
START

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