Medtronic i-Port Advance Training Manual
TRAINING GUIDE
APPLY
1
Wash hands with
soap and water.
6
Remove adhesive
liner from
adhesive pad.
2
Swab skin with alcohol
or similar disinfectant.
(Let skin surface dry
completely prior to
applying the device.)
7
Twist and remove
needle guard from
introducer needle.
3
Pull red tab and
remove seal.
8a
Introducer needle
should be facing
down.
4 5
Remove sterile
paper.
8b
Put ngers on lined
ridges, then pull
up on center of
inserter until locked
in upright position.
Securely hold
inserter and
remove plastic lid.
9
Place inserter
against prepared
site and put ngers
on round indentations.
Squeeze round
indentations
simultaneously to
insert injection port.
10 11
Press down on
center of inserter
to secure injection
port to skin.
Grab center of
inserter only and
gently pull
to remove inserter
from injection port.
HELPFUL TIPS
Before applying your i-Port
Advance, identify the dierence
between the “round indentations”
and the “lined ridges” in
the inserter
Only pull from the center
of the inserter to remove
inserter from the injection
port (See Step 11)
12
Secure adhesive
pad to skin.
13
Replace plastic
lid and dispose
according to local
requirements.
TRAINING GUIDE
USE
1 2 3 4
Clean septum before
each use.
Puncture septum
using injection
needle.
Get to know i-Port Advance
Sterile Paper
Center of
Inserter
Round Indentations
Lined Ridges
Introducer
Needle
Slowly inject
medication.
Where to apply
Remove injection
needle.
REMOVE
1
Grab edge of
adhesive pad and
remove from skin.
Injection Port
Needle Guard
Plastic Lid
This is supplemental information to your User Guide. Please read the User Guide for complete instructions.
HELPFUL TIPS
Use i-Port Advance with
both pens and syringes
between 3/16-5/16”
(5mm-8mm)
1. Blevins T, Shwartz SL, Bode B et al. A study assessing an injection port for administration of insulin. Diabetes Spectr. 2008;21(3):197–202
A single port can be used to
inject rapid- and long-acting
insulin as long as you wait 60
minutes between injections
and always inject rapid-acting
insulin rst.1
Application Sites
After 72 hours of wear
or 75 injections, whichever
comes rst, replace i-Port
Advance and rotate sites.
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i-Port Advance is a trademark of Medtronic
MiniMed Inc.
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