Merit Medical Fountain 4 French with Squirt - Manual (Page 5)

I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R U S E
F LUSHING AND D EBUBBLING THE S YSTEM
1. Flush the Fountain Infusion Catheter with ster-
ile, heparinized normal saline so that all the air
has been completely removed.
W ARNING : Complications may occur if all the air
has not been removed prior to insertion into the
body.
2. Place the Fountain Infusion Catheter into posi-
tion under fluoroscopic guidance following stan-
dard hospital protocol. The Fountain Infusion
Catheter will pass through a standard 5F intro-
ducer sheath and over a 0.035" (0.89 mm) guide
wire. The two radiopaque marker bands on the
Fountain Infusion Catheter indicate the infusion
segment where side hole infusion occurs. (See
Figure 1)
3. The 20ml reservoir syringe is filled with
heparinized saline and debubbled using standard
hospital protocol. This may include tapping the
syringe with a hemostat or similar device.
Attach reservoir syringe to Squirt. (See Figure 2)
Make sure that the syringe connection is air-tight.
[The syringe rotator should be tightened by hand
if using a syringe with a rotating adapter.]
Holding the Squirt in an upright position activate
the trigger bar repeatedly until all air bubbles are
out of the check valve area of the Squirt. (See
Figure 2) This may include tapping the Squirt
fluid path with a hemostat or similar device.
[Note: Clinician should attach a small piece of
tubing if concerned about fluid dripping out of
the end of the Squirt during the priming process.]
Turn Squirt such that the Sherlock connector is
pointing up. Activate the trigger bar until all air
bubbles are out of fluid path. (See Figure 3) This
may include tapping with a hemostat or similar
device. This step may have to be repeated sever-
al times to fully debubble the system.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
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SHERLOCK CONNECTOR
CHECK VALVE
TRIGGER KNURLED
BAR ADJUSTING
KNOB
RESERVOIR SYRINGE