Syringe Care

Cleaning / Lubrication
  1. Fill sink or tub with warm, soapy water.
  2. Take the barrel off vaccinator and submerge the vaccinator, barrel, tubing and draw-off (if tubing and draw-off is needed with vaccinator) in the warm, soapy water.
  3. Allow them to soak.
  4. Remove parts from soapy water, rinse with clean water and reassemble the vaccinator.
  5. Place the open end of the tubing or just the vaccinator (if no tubing is used) in water and begin pumping vaccinator to draw water through to flush the system.
  6. Clean sink or tub and refill with clean water.
  7. Submerge the open end of the tubing or just the vaccinator (if no tubing is used) into clean water and begin pumping vaccinator to remove the residue.
  8. Follow directions for lubrication in the next column.

After prolonged use, the plunger may become sluggish. If this happens, the o-ring on the end of the plunger needs to be lubricated.
  1. The Prima barrel can be removed by loosening barrel collar (the Prima MARC™ barrel can be removed by turning the barrel although you may need to use a pair of pliers to do this, BE GENTLE). the barrel can then be pulled out.
  2. Using olive, cooking or vegetable oil (NOT MINERAL OIL), submerge the o-ring in the oil. DO NOT TAKE O-RING OFF THE PLUNGER.
  3. Remove plunger from oil.
  4. Reassemble the vaccinator.

Your vaccinator should now work properly