Important Disinfection Procedures - AgaMatrix iBGStar Owner's Manual

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Important Disinfection Procedures

When using your iBGStar, avoid getting dirt, dust, blood, control
solution, water, or any other liquid into the test strip port, micro-
USB port or onto the dock connector. You should wash your
hands thoroughly after handling the meter, lancing device, or
test strips. Your meter, iPhone or iPod touch, Apple Lightning to
30-pin Adapter or Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter (0.2m) and
lancing device should be disinfected periodically. Cleaning and
Disinfecting will kill the bacteria and viruses that you cannot see.
Cleaning and disinfecting your iBGStar (meter), iPhone or iPod
touch, Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter or Apple Lightning
to 30-pin Adapter (0.2m) and Lancing Device
CAUTION: Never immerse the meter, iPhone or iPod touch, Apple
Lightning to 30-pin Adapter, Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter
(0.2m) or the body of the lancing device in water or any other
liquid solution. Be careful when disinfecting your meter and
iPhone or iPod touch. Avoid getting liquid into the test strip port,
micro-USB port, or onto dock connector.
When should you clean and disinfect your meter, iPhone or iPod touch,
Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter or Apple Lightning to 30-pin
Adapter (0.2m) and lancing device?
Since you are the only person operating them, we recommend
that you clean and disinfect once a week. If the meter is being
operated by a second person who is providing testing assistance
to the user, the meter and lancing device should be cleaned and
disinfected prior to use by the second person.The disinfection
instructions listed below were validated for 260 cleaning
disinfection cycles, for a total of 520 wipes (260 cleaning wipes
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plus 260 disinfecting wipes) on the iPod touch (4th and 5th
generation), iPhone 4, and 5, Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter,
Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter (0.2m), lancing device, and
iBGStar meter. The life of the iBGStar, defined as 5,000 test strip
insertions, is between 3 to 5 years, depending on use. The number
of cleaning and disinfecting wipes used simulates cleaning and
disinfecting your meter once a week for 5 years.
What can you use to clean and disinfect your meter, iPhone or iPod
touch, Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter or Apple Lightning to
30-pin Adapter (0.2m) and lancing device?
See the table below for the suggested disinfecting wipe. You
should use wipes that are pre-saturated with disinfectant. Do
not immerse your meter, iPhone or iPod touch, Apple Lightning
to 30-pin Adapter, Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter (0.2m) or
body of the lancing device in any liquid solution.
If you suspect your meter is not working properly after disinfecting,
verify that your system is working properly by performing a control
solution test. If your control solution test result falls out of control
range, call Customer Service at 1-800-633-1610.
If you should notice any signs of deterioration on the meter,
lancing device, Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter, Apple
Lightning to 30-pin Adapter (0.2m), or iPhone/iPod touch (such
as clouding on the meter or iPhone/iPod touch display, corrosion
or erosion of meter, adapters, and lancing device plastic housing
or outer components of iPhone/iPod touch, or cracking of plastic
housing, display, or button) or if the meter or iPhone/iPod touch
does not turn on, or if the lancing device or adapters do not work
after cleaning and disinfection, discontinue use of the system and
contact Customer Service at 1-800-633-1610.
Availability of disinfecting wipe may vary. For updated information
you may call Customer Service at 1-800-633-1610.
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