Merit Medical Fountain 4 French with Squirt User Manual
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Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
9. The Squirt should be activated so heparinized
saline from the 20 ml reservoir syringe comes
through the back end cap of the hemostasis
valve. (See Figure 8) When all the air has been dis-
placed, the back end cap should be tightened
onto the proximal end of the occluding wire.
P
RIMING THE
S
YSTEM WITH
T
HERAPEUTIC
S
OLUTION
10. If the clinician wishes to conserve thrombolyt-
ic medication, the Squirt should be primed as
instructed previously.
Turn the Squirt until the syringe is pointing down.
(See Figure 9) Remove the priming reservoir
syringe that is loaded with sterile saline. Fill a
syringe with thrombolytic solution.
Using the thrombolytic solution syringe, place a
small amount of thrombolytic solution into the
female luer connector of the Squirt. This will
cause a small meniscus of therapeutic solution to
be placed on the female luer connector. (See
Figure 10)
Attach the syringe loaded with therapeutic
solution. (See Figure 10) Make sure that the con-
nection is air-tight.
11. Prime the entire system with therapeutic
solution by depressing the Squirt. The approxi-
mate system prime volumes for each catheter are
as follows:
45cm catheter - 1.0ml
90cm catheter - 1.5mls
135cm catheter - 2.0mls
W
ARNING
: All therapeutic agents to be infused
must be used according to the manufacturer’s
instructions for use.
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