Merit Medical Fountain 5 French with Squirt - Manual (Page 7)

Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
8. Continue to activate the Squirt. This will ensure
that a liquid meniscus is at the distal segment of
the hemostasis valve. Attach the rotating adapter
of the hemostasis valve to the luer lock connector
on the Fountain Infusion Catheter, making sure
that a liquid-to-liquid connection is established.
(See Figure 8)
When the connection is completed, tighten the
back end cap of the hemostasis valve onto the
proximal end of the occluding wire.
The wire protector cap can then be placed over
the proximal portion of the occluding wire and
snapped into the back end cap of the hemostasis
valve (See Figure 8).
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RIMING THE
S
YSTEM WITH
T HERAPEUTIC S OLUTION
9. If the clinician wishes to conserve thrombolytic
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 solu-
tion. (See Figure 10) Make sure that the connec-
tion is air-tight. If any bubbles inadvertently enter
the system they may be removed by activating
the trigger bar until all air bubbles are out of the
fluid path. (The dead space volume is approxi-
mately 0.5 ml.)
10. Prime the entire system with therapeutic solu-
tion by depressing the Squirt. The approximate
system prime volumes for each catheter are as fol-
lows:
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.
E-5
TO REMOVE WIRE
PROTECTOR CAP