Getting The Blood Drop; Fingertip Testing - Bayer HealthCare Contour USB User Manual

NOTE:
codes itself every time you insert a test
strip, so you do not have to worry about
getting inaccurate results due to miscoding
or forgetting to code your meter.
6. Remove a test strip
from the bottle. Tightly
close the bottle lid
immediately after
you have removed
the test strip.
NOTE: Check the expiration date. Make sure the
test strip does not appear torn or damaged.
7. Hold the test strip with
the gray end facing up.
8. Insert the gray end into
the test strip port on
the meter.
After the meter turns
on, a solid gray screen
with a white border will
appear for one second to
show that the screen is working properly.
The CONTOUR USB logo
screen will briefl y appear
before the Apply Blood
screen. The meter is now
ready to test a blood drop.
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Your CONTOUR USB meter

Getting the Blood Drop:

For fi ngertip testing
1. Rotate the endcap dial
to adjust the puncture
depth. The amount of
pressure applied to the
puncture site also af-
fects puncture depth.
2. Press the endcap fi rmly
against the puncture
site and press the blue
release button with the
Bayer logo.
3. Stroke your hand and
fi nger towards the
puncture site to form a
drop of blood. Do not
squeeze around the
puncture site.
4. Test immediately after
you have formed a
small, round blood
drop (0.6 µl).
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Use the
Gray
endcap
Shallow Deep
Puncture Puncture
Minimum Drop Size
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