AMS 800 - Activating the AMS 800 Urinary Control System; Stabilize Pump and Squeeze Upper Part

Fluid may not refill the cuff, so you will keep
leaking urine, or fluid may lock in the cuff so
you cannot urinate. If either problem occurs,
you will notice that the pump feels different
from its normal status. You can activate the
device to solve these problems.
Activating the AMS 800
™
Urinary Control System
It is important that the AMS 800
™
Urinary
Control System remain open while you are
healing following your surgery. Closely follow
your doctor’s instructions about the amount
of time before activating the device.
To activate the AMS 800
™
Urinary Control System:
1. Use one hand to grasp the tubing above
the control pump to hold the control
pump in an appropriate place (Figure 7).
2. Use the other hand to squeeze the sides of
the upper, hard part of the control pump,
on the side opposite the deactivation
button. Be sure to use steady, firm pressure
for several minutes. This will cause the
lower part of the control pump to become
hard and filled with fluid.
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Figure 7