Bayer HealthCare Contour USB User Manual page 12

For forearm testing:
1. Rub the testing area
vigorously until it feels
warm to increase
blood fl ow.
2. Press the clear
endcap fi rmly against
the puncture site and
then press the blue
release button. Keep
the device in constant
contact with the skin and pump (apply and release
pressure) up and down 2–3 times without
lifting the device away from the skin.
3. Maintain steady
pressure until a
small round blood
drop forms.
4. Lift the device straight
up and away from the
skin without smearing
the blood.
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Minimum Drop Size
For palm testing, it is not necessary to rub the
skin or pump the device up and down.
1. Press the clear
endcap fi rmly against
the puncture site
and then press the
blue release button.
2. Maintain steady
pressure until a small,
round blood drop forms.
3. Lift the device straight
up and away from the
skin without smearing
the blood.
Do not test the blood sample from palm
or forearm if you get: Smeared blood
Clotted blood • Runny blood
with the blood.
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Minimum Drop Size
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• Clear fl uid mixed
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