Medisana 79030 Instruction Manual page 12

2 Safety information
• For additional advice on your health, read the
instruction manual for the test strips carefully.
WARNING
Risk of infection
•
Used test strips and lancets are considered to
be hazardous, biological non-biodegradable
waste. Carelessness when disposing of these
items can lead to the spread of infection.
If necessary, consult your local waste disposal
company, your doctor or pharmacist.
•
Dispose of your used test strips and used
lancets carefully. If you dispose of the used
parts with the household rubbish, make sure
you wrap them first to avoid harming or
infecting other people.
•
Medical staff or others who use this monitor
on more than one patient must be aware that
all products or objects which come into
contact with human blood must be dealt with
as if they are capable of spreading viral
diseases, even after cleaning.
•
Never use a lancet or the lancing device on
more than one person.
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•
Use a new sterile lancet and a new test strip
for every test.
•
Lancets, test strips and alcohol pads are
disposable.
•
Avoid getting hand cream, oil or dirt in or on
the lancet, lancing device and test strip.