Priming The Administration Set; Loading The Administration Set - Moog CURLIN 8000 Quick Start Manual

PRIMING THE ADMINISTRATION SET

Warning: Never prime the administration set while it is connected to the patient. Before
connecting the administration set to the patient, check to see if the set has been primed
and all air is removed. Failure to properly prime could result in patient injury.
There are two ways to fill the set (gravity or pump). Follow your health care provider's
instructions on which method to use for priming: gravity priming and pump priming.
GRAVITY PRIMING
(if instructed to prime using the pump, skip to LOADING THE ADMINISTRATION SET)
1 2
1. Keep the blue 2. Open the white
cap on the luer slide clamp.
(connector) during
setup, while priming
and until ready
to connect to the
patient's catheter.

LOADING THE ADMINISTRATION SET

1 2
1. Ensure that the 2. Place the pump
slide clamp is closed. in front of you, with
the screen facing
you. Lift the pump
door latch and open
the pump door.
3 4
3. Pinch the yellow 4. When all air is
flow-stop between removed, release the
your thumb and flow-stop and close
forefinger to allow the slide clamp.
the fluid to flow
3 4
3. Insert the blue 4. Without pressing
tubing guide down on top of the
pin into the hole yellow flow-stop,
under the right insert the flow-stop
side of the pump into the square
indicated by the hole on the left
blue arrow inside side of the pump
the pump door. indicated by the
yellow arrow inside
the pump door.
5
5. If the
administration set
you are using has
a filter, follow the
priming instructions
included in the
set package
5
5. Route the tubing
through the space
on either side of
the door hinge to
prevent the tubing
from being pinched
when the door is
closed. Close and
latch the door.