Merit Medical Fountain 5 French Infusion System User Manual

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N S T R U C T I O N S

F O R

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LUSHING AND

EBUBBLING THE

YSTEM

1. Flush the Fountain Infusion Catheter
with sterile, heparinized normal saline so
that all the air has been completely
removed.

ARNING

: Complications may occur if all

the air has not been removed prior to inser-
tion into the body.

2. Place the Fountain Infusion Catheter into
position under fluoroscopic guidance fol-
lowing standard hospital protocol. The
Fountain Infusion Catheter will pass
through a standard 5F introducer sheath
and over a 0.035" (0.89 mm) guide wire.
The two radiopaque marker bands on the
Fountain Infusion Catheter indicate the infu-
sion segment where side hole infusion
occurs. (Figure 1)

3. Remove the 0.035" placing guide wire
and position the Occluding Wire so that the
distal tip of the catheter is occluded by the
wire. (Figure 2)

ARNING

: A guide wire should never be

advanced or removed if resistance is pres-
ent. If the guide wire is advanced against
resistance, it could potentially create vessel
trauma and/or wire damage. The cause of
the resistance should be determined under
fluoroscopy. Take any necessary actions to
correct the problem.

Figure 1

Figure 2

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