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0088 Innovo ® Look at the diagram inside this cover for the names of the different parts of Innovo ® . Y ou can unfold the diagram to help you while you follow the instructions . Notex T ryk & Design Order no. 510620 Innovo ® Eng. Neutral 4. proof 02-11-07 Instruction Manual Read this carefully before you use Innovo ® Making insulin easy to[...]
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0088 Innovo ® Look at the diagram inside this cover for the names of the different parts of Innovo ® . Y ou can unfold the diagram to help you while you follow the instructions . Notex T ryk & Design Order no. 510620 Innovo ® Eng. Neutral 4. proof 02-11-07 Instruction Manual Read this carefully before you use Innovo ® Making insulin easy to[...]
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NovoFine ® 6 mm or 8 mm w Outer needle cap Inner needle cap Protective tab Needle Colour-coded cap Glass ball (for insulin suspensions only ) Rubber membrane Coloured band White bar code band Rubber stopper (plunger) Release button Push button Display Residual scale Window LOT number Dose selector Slide Cap Innovo ® Innovo ® Novo Nordisk A/S 288[...]
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NovoFine ® 6 mm or 8 mm w Outer needle cap Inner needle cap Protective tab Needle Colour-coded cap Glass ball (for insulin suspensions only ) Rubber membrane Coloured band White bar code band Rubber stopper (plunger) Release button Push button Display Residual scale Window LOT number Dose selector Slide Cap Innovo ® Innovo ® Novo Nordisk A/S 288[...]
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Page I n t r oduction Getting started Priming Innovo ® Choosing your dose Making the injection Checking your previous injection Subsequent injections What to do when Penfill ® is nearly empty Changing Penfill ® Function check What do I do if...? How to store and look after your Innovo ® insulin doser Display information Important information Co[...]
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Introduction Thank you for choosing Innovo ® , the insulin doser designed to make insulin therapy easier to live with. This manual contains instructions for using, storing, and cleaning your Innovo ® . Here are some of the unique features Innovo ® has to offer: Easy to carry . Innovo ® is short and compact, making it easy to carry in your pocke[...]
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INTRODUCTION Easy to change dose. The insulin dose can easily be changed without wasting insulin simply by dialling up or down. Easy to change Penfill ® . Innovo ® is specially designed for the easy changing of Penfill ® 3 ml cartridges and NovoFine ® needles with a length of up to 8 mm. (Be sure to look for the s on the NovoFine ® packaging w[...]
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Getting started Pull off the cap. Put the cap to one side and keep it. Y ou will need to replace the cap after your injection. The very first time the cap is pulled off, the display stays blank until the slide is opened. 4[...]
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Make sure that the push button is pressed completely in. Otherwise the slide will be locked. Open the slide in the direction of the arrow shown below . The display now shows 0. GETTING ST ARTED 5[...]
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In the Penfill ® leaflet you will find instructions on how to: • check that Penfill ® is intact (e.g. no fissures). • resuspend the insulin, if Penfill ® contains an insulin suspension (cloudy insulin). Put Penfill ® into Innovo ® by pushing it slightly backwards as shown. The end with the rubber stopper goes in first. 6 GETTING ST ARTED[...]
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Make sure that the colour-coded cap fits firmly into place. GETTING ST ARTED 7[...]
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Close the slide completely . The release button is locked until the slide has been closed. Keep the slide closed until Penfill ® is empty . 8 GETTING ST ARTED[...]
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T ake the protective tab of f a NovoFine ® needle and screw the needle tightly onto the colour-coded cap. Pull off the outer and inner needle caps. Do not bend or damage the needle before use. GETTING ST ARTED 9[...]
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A Priming Innovo ® æ Always prime your Innovo ® to ensure the insulin flow: • before each injection • after changing Penfill ® • after changing the needle • after opening and closing the slide. It is important that insulin appears at the tip of the needle before you make your injection. Otherwise you will not receive the full insulin do[...]
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• Dial 1 unit b . When inserting a new Penfill ® , start with 8 units. After opening and closing the slide you will need to dial a larger number of units, depending on the amount of insulin left in Penfill ® . • Hold Innovo ® with the needle upwards and tap the slide gently with your finger a few times c . • Press the push button completel[...]
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Choosing your dose Make sure that a needle is mounted and that the push button is pressed completely in. Press the release button a and the push button will jump out. The display will show 0. Dial the number of units you need by turning the dose selector at a steady speed b . In this example a dose of 1 0 units has been dialled. The number of units[...]
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13 CHOOSING YOUR DOSE Changing a dose If you accidentally dial a larger dose than you need, dial back to the correct number of units. The dose dialled can be changed until you press the push button. Cancelling a dose If you want to cancel a chosen dose, dial back to zero and press the push button completely in. Y our last delivered dose (or priming[...]
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Making the injection Follow the injection technique demonstrated by your doctor or nurse. T o inject, press the push button completely in until it locks. Y ou will probably feel that it becomes a little harder to press at the end.* This is normal. Do not change the dose after you have pressed the push button. With all insulin injection devices the [...]
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After you have withdrawn the needle, a few drops of insulin may appear at the needle tip. This is normal and has no effect on the dose delivered. Put the outer needle cap on and unscrew the needle. Discard it carefully . Always replace the cap after using Innovo ® . *Thin needles reduce pain, but you may need to press the push button firmly when i[...]
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16 Checking your previous injection Pull off the cap. After the display test, your previous dose (or priming) and the time passed since delivery can be seen on the display . Each timer segment represents 1 hour .[...]
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CHECKING YOUR PREVIOUS INJECTION For example, if 4 segments are displayed, more than 4 hours have passed since the previous injection. If 1 2 segments are displayed, more than 1 2 hours have passed. In this example the display tells you that a dose of 1 0 units were delivered more than 1 2 hours ago. If the last thing you did before replacing the c[...]
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18 Subsequent injections Pull off the cap. When the cap is pulled off, all the display symbols are turned on telling you that the display is fully functioning. Y our previous dose (or priming) and the time passed since delivery then appear on the display .[...]
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Check that Innovo ® contains the type of insulin you want to inject. If Penfill ® contains a soluble insulin, follow the instructions from page 9 in this manual. If Innovo ® contains an insulin suspension (cloudy insulin), you must resuspend the insulin as described in the Penfill ® leaflet. Then carry on as shown from page 9 and inject shortly[...]
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What to do when Penfill ® is nearly empty Do not try to inject an insulin suspension (cloudy insulin) if the rubber stopper is below the arrow marks on the slide as shown in the picture. The glass ball must have adequate space to resuspend the insulin. Innovo ® will not let you dial a larger dose than that remaining in Penfill ® . Do not force t[...]
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WHA T TO DO WHEN PENFILL ® IS... Change Penfill ® as described on page 22. Then prime Innovo ® as described on page 1 0 -11. Dial the remaining number of units to complete your dose. Inject, making sure that you have now injected your full dose. If you have changed Penfill ® so your total dose was divided into two doses, note that Innovo ® wil[...]
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22 Changing Penfill ® • Make sure that the push button is pressed completely in. • Unscrew the needle. • Open the slide. • T ake out the used Penfill ® cartridge. • T ake a new Penfill ® cartridge and continue as described from page 6.[...]
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23 Function check If you think that Innovo ® is not working properly , follow this procedure. • Screw on a new NovoFine ® needle as described on page 9. • Prime Innovo ® as described on page 10 -11. • Put the outer needle cap over the needle. • Dispense 20 units into the outer needle cap . The insulin should fill the lower part of the ou[...]
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What do I do if...? Here are the answers to some questions you might ask when using your Innovo ® insulin doser . Display The display does not respond when I turn the dose selector . Press the release button so that the push button jumps out before a dose can be dialled. The display shows a minus sign. The dose selector has been dialled below 0. D[...]
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Check that the push button is pressed completely in and locked. Open the slide and make sure that Penfill ® is inserted correctly . If Penfill ® is damaged or empty , change it. Check that the slide is closed, and prime Innovo ® until insulin appears at the needle tip. No insulin appears when I prime Innovo ® and the push button will not go in.[...]
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Insulin is delivered when I turn the dose selector . Y ou have dialled the maximum dose of 70 units and then carried on dialling. If you need to inject a dose of insulin larger than 70 units, you must divide the dose into amounts equal to or less than 70 units. Injection The push button blocks during the injection. Do not try to force the push butt[...]
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Changing Penfill ® I cannot open the slide. Put on a new needle. Press the push button completely in until it locks. Remove the needle and open the slide. If the slide still cannot be opened, contact your supplier . Do not try to force the slide open. Function check I do not think that my Innovo ® is working properly . Carry out the function chec[...]
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How to store and look after your Innovo ® insulin doser Y our Innovo ® insulin doser is designed to work accurately and safely . It should be handled with care. Avoid situations where your Innovo ® insulin doser can be damaged. Always replace the cap after using Innovo ® . Please read the leaflet in the Penfill ® pack. This will tell you how t[...]
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Cleaning • Clean off dirt and dust with a dry , soft brush. • Y ou can clean your Innovo ® by wiping it with cotton wool moistened with ethyl or isopropyl alcohol. • Do not soak Innovo ® in alcohol, wash it or lubricate it. This may damage the mechanism. Remember • Do not try to repair a faulty Innovo ® . • Innovo ® must only be used [...]
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30 Display Information Display is off The very first time the cap is pulled off, the display stays blank until the slide is opened. If the display goes off, press the release button, and the push button will jump out. Press the push button completely in, and the display should reappear . If the display does not reappear , open and close the slide. [...]
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31 During delivery The segments turning on two by two tell you to leave the needle under the skin during injection. After delivery The display shows the number of insulin units delivered. The circle confirms that the delivery has been completed. Previous injection The display shows the number of insulin units delivered. The segments indicate the ti[...]
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Important information • Always prime your Innovo ® (as described on page 1 0 -11) to ensure the insulin flow: • before each injection • after changing Penfill ® • after changing the needle • after opening and closing the slide • With a Penfill ® in Innovo ® , never press the push button unless a needle is mounted. • Always make su[...]
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NovoFine ® 6 mm or 8 mm w Outer needle cap Inner needle cap Protective tab Needle Colour-coded cap Glass ball (for insulin suspensions only ) Rubber membrane Coloured band White bar code band Rubber stopper (plunger) Release button Push button Display Residual scale Window LOT number Dose selector Slide Cap Innovo ® Innovo ® Novo Nordisk A/S 288[...]
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0088 Innovo ® Look at the diagram inside this cover for the names of the different parts of Innovo ® . Y ou can unfold the diagram to help you while you follow the instructions . Notex T ryk & Design Order no. 510620 Innovo ® Eng. Neutral 4. proof 02-11-07 Instruction Manual Read this carefully before you use Innovo ® Making insulin easy to[...]