Medtronic MiniMed Silhouette Infusion Set Instructions Manual

Changing the Silhouette® Infusion Set Using a Revel™ Insulin Pump

plunger
rod

transfer
guard

reservoir

To Rewind the Piston in the Pump:

1. Wash your hands. Remove old infusion set from your body and the
reservoir from pump.

2. Go to Reservoir + Set in MAIN MENU, then select Reservoir Setup to
open REWIND screen. Press to rewind.

To Fill the Reservoir:

ACT

Remove reservoir

1.
from package.

Pull plunger rod down to

2.
fill reservoir with air

3. After wiping top
of insulin vial
with alcohol,
hold blue
transfer guard
and press it
down onto
insulin vial until
fully pushed
into place.

4. Use thumb to
push air from
reservoir into
vial. Continue to
hold plunger rod
down.

5. Continue to hold
plunger rod
down as you
turn vial over
(vial should
now be on top
and reservoir on
bottom). Release
plunger. Then
slowly pull
plunger rod down
to fill reservoir with
insulin.

6. Check reservoir
for air bubbles.
Tap side of
reservoir to force
bubbles to rise
to top of
reservoir. Push
plunger rod
up to push
air bubbles into
insulin vial.

7. After air bubbles are
removed, pull plunger
rod back down to fill
reservoir with enough
insulin to last 2-3 days.

8. Flip vial over so it is now
on bottom. Hold blue
transfer guard with one
hand. With other hand
turn reservoir counter-
clockwise and pull it
straight up until
disconnected from blue
transfer guard. Disconnect
transfer guard and dispose
into a sharps container.

Changing the Silhouette® Infusion Set Using a Revel™ Insulin Pump

connector

Connector

Needle

To Connect the Tubing:

Infusion
set connector

Reservoir
connector

1. Remove Silhouette from package.

2. Hold reservoir
in one hand.
With other
hand gently
push connector
onto top of
reservoir and
turn clockwise
until it slides
and locks into
place.

3.

Tap side of reservoir to
force any remaining air
bubbles to rise to top.
Push up on plunger rod
until bubbles are out
and a small amount of
insulin is in tubing.

Turn plunger rod

4.
counter-clockwise until it
unscrews from reservoir.
Be careful not to pull out
plunger rod from
reservoir or insulin will
spill out.

Silhouette®
insertion piece

To Fill the Tubing:

1. Press

ACT

so that REWIND

COMPLETE appears. Insert

newly filled reservoir into
pump’s reservoir
compartment.

Turn reservoir

2.
clockwise until it
locks in place.

Press and hold edges of

3.
infusion set connector.
With other hand pull cap

to remove it.

4. Press
FILL TUBING
screen. Be sure
infusion set is NOT
connected to your
body. Then select
Yes and press

ACT

to go to

ACT

.