General questions
How do I use the Accu-Chek FlexLink infusion set (manual insertion)?
For assisted insertion using the Accu-Chek LinkAssist insertion device, please follow the instructions below.
Please wash your hands before unpacking the infusion set.
- Hold the infusion set by the blue holder-cap with your thumb and forefinger and remove the clear protective cover from the cannula by turning and pulling it at the same time.
- Remove both pieces of the backing paper from the self-adhesive.
- Insert the infusion set at a 90° angle.
- Press the adhesive plaster firmly onto the infusion site, ensuring that it makes good contact with the skin.
- Hold the self-adhesive in place, gently press the side clips of the blue holder-cap and pull it from the cannula housing.
- To remove the introducer needle, hold the cannula housing firmly to your body. Using its handle, pull the introducer needle away from the body to remove it.
- Connect the primed tubing to the cannula. Before resuming insulin pump therapy, fill the soft cannula with a bolus of 1.0U of U-100 insulin.
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