Storing Your Accu-Chek Spirit Insulin Pump - Accu-Chek Spirit User Manual

Care of your Accu-Chek Spirit insulin pump
• There are many types of AA batteries that are not designed to
provide adequate power for your insulin pump. To ensure that
the battery lasts as long as possible, be sure to use alkaline or
NiMH (rechargeable) batteries in your Accu-Chek Spirit insulin
pump. Alkaline batteries supplied by Roche Diagnostics are the
correct batteries for providing a maximum battery life.
• To operate your insulin pump, the operating temperature of the
battery must be +5 °C to +40°C (+41°F to +104°F).
• Tighten or loosen the battery cover with the Accu-Chek Spirit
battery key (use of knives, screwdrivers or other sharp objects
may harm your insulin pump). Do not over-tighten as this may
cause damage to the battery cover and to the pump casing. The
battery cover is correctly inserted and tightened when the battery
cover is even with the pump casing.
The battery life is approximately four weeks for alkaline batteries and
one week for rechargeable batteries if used in a typical usage pattern
(50 U/day using U100 insulin; operating temperature 22°C 3°C
[72 °F 6 °F]).

14.3 Storing your Accu-Chek Spirit insulin pump

When your insulin pump will not be in use for a long
period of time, it should be properly stored, to prevent a
malfunction.
To store your insulin pump:
• Remove the battery to preserve the battery lifetime
• Remove the cartridge
• Insert the battery cover and the adapter
• Store your insulin pump in its shipping case
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