Chapter 4 - Getting Your Pump Ready - Animas OneTouch Ping Owner's Booklet

CHAPTER 4 - GETTING YOUR PUMP READY

CHAPTER 4 - GETTING YOUR PUMP READY
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WARNING: Before proceeding with this chapter, you should have completed your pump
training and/or watched your training video.
To complete this section, you will need the following items:
OneTouch ® Ping ™ Insulin Pump
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Energizer ® Lithium L91 AA battery (1.5V)
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Battery cap tool or coin
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• Infusion set with standard Luer connector
• Animas ® IR 1200/2000 Series (200 unit/2ml) Cartridge
• Alcohol wipe (to clean top of insulin vial)
• Vial of U100 insulin (rapid-acting) at room temperature
• Skin prep such as IV Prep
CAUTION: Under no circumstances should you use an alcohol wipe or skin prep to clean your
pump. See Chapter 12 in Section I, pages 73–74.
Battery Type
Your pump is designed to achieve optimum performance and battery longevity with an Energizer
Lithium L91 AA battery (1.5V).
CAUTION: It is possible to safely power your pump with a conventional AA Alkaline battery
(1.5V), but battery life is significantly reduced. Be sure you select the correct Battery Type on the
VERIFY screen when you change the battery to ensure accuracy of battery life indicator.
If you must use an AA Alkaline battery, the following is recommended:
Energizer ® E91 (labeled as Energizer
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WARNING:
Rechargeable batteries and Carbon-Zinc batteries do not have the necessary characteristics
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to power your pump and must not be used. Use of these batteries voids your pump warranty.
• Under no circumstances should you attempt to power your pump with a high-energy 3.6V AA
Lithium battery. Use of these batteries could permanently damage your pump and voids its
warranty.
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