Loading A Cartridge - Owen Mumford Autopen 24 Mode D'emploi

LOADING A CARTRIDGE

1. Pull off the pen cap and unscrew the pen body from
the cartridge holder.
2. Check to ensure that the internal plunger is fully
retracted (fig. 2). If the internal plunger is
extended, please refer to step 12 (fig. 12) to see
how to wind it back in.
3. Load the insulin cartridge into the cartridge holder,
metal cap in first.
4. Screw the cartridge holder and pen body firmly
together.
PRIMING YOuR AuTOPEN 24
5. Peel the protective film from a new pen needle.
Screw the pen needle straight onto the cartridge
holder (fig 5). Remove the outer protective cap and
needle cap from the pen needle.
*If the cartridge contains longer acting NPh (Basal)
insulin, turn the pen up and down at least 10 times
as per cartridge instructions. Then attach the
needle to the pen cartridge holder.
Steps 6 & 7 must be followed before each
injection.
6. It is important to prime the Autopen 24 before use to
remove any air that may be inside the needle. When
using a new cartridge dial 8 units on the dose selector
(figs.6a/6b).
7. Hold the Autopen 24 with the pen needle pointing
up. Push and hold the release button towards the
needle until the arrow u on the pen body returns to the
start line on the dose selector. On subsequent
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occasions you need only dial to 2 units.
Repeat dialing and releasing 2 units until insulin
appears at the needle tip. (fig.7a/7b).
The Autopen 24 is now ready for use.
If the start line
return to the arrow u on the pen body, please refer
to the Priming Advice information found on the
reverse of the pictorial instructions.
INjECTING YOuR DOSE
8. Make sure the arrow u on the pen body points to
the start line
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Dial up the number of units required.
Never attempt to dial back the dose selector, as doing
so may damage the Autopen and result in inaccurate
dosing.
If at any time the dose has been over dialed, we
recommend that the incorrect dose is fully expelled
and the required dose is redialed.
on the dose selector does not
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on the dose selector.