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Chapter 5 Getting Your Pump Ready
Before proceeding with this chapter, you should have completed your pump start
training and/or watched your training video.
To complete this section, you will need the following items:
• Animas 2020 Insulin Pump
• Energizer Lithium L91 AA battery (1.5V)
• Battery cap tool or coin
• Infusion set with standard Luer connector
• Animas IR 1200/2000 series (200/2ml unit) cartridge
• Alcohol wipe (to clean top of insulin vial)
• Vial of U100 insulin (rapid-acting or regular) at room temperature
• Skin prep such as IV Prep™ (to clean and prepare site for infusion set insertion)
Under no circumstances should you use an alcohol wipe or skin prep such as IV Prep
to clean the pump itself. See Chapter 13, Care and Maintenance.
Battery Insertion
Your 2020 pump is designed to achieve optimum performance and battery longevity with an
Energizer Lithium L91 AA battery (1.5V).
It is possible to safely power your 2020 pump with a conventional AA Alkaline battery
(1.5V), but battery life is significantly reduced. Be sure you select the correct Battery Type
on the Verify screen when you change the battery to ensure accuracy of battery life indicator.
If you must use an AA Alkaline battery, the following is recommended:
• Energizer E91 (labeled as Energizer MAX)
Rechargeable batteries and Carbon-Zinc batteries do not have the necessary
characteristics to power the pump and must not be used. Use of these batteries voids
your pump warranty.
Under no circumstances should you attempt to power your 2020 pump with a high-energy
3.6V AA Lithium battery. Use of these batteries could permanently damage the pump and
voids its warranty.
Note: Your pump uses battery power to notify you of reminders, alerts, warnings and
alarms. If you do not confirm the notification, your pump will continue to use battery
power as the notifications repeat and progress. This will result in reduced battery life and
the Replace Battery Alarm screen appearing sooner than expected.
Additionally, certain warnings (e.g., Empty Cartridge Alarm) take precedence over less
critical ones (e.g., Low Battery Warning). This means if you do not confirm the more
critical warning, battery life will be reduced and your pump may skip the Low Battery
Warning and go directly to the Replace Battery Alarm, or the battery life will end before a
Replace Battery Alarm is displayed.
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