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

Getting the Blood Drop for fingertip Testing

Hold the tip of the test strip in the blood drop until the
meter beeps.
Do not press the tip against the skin or place the blood
on top of the test strip or you could get inaccurate results
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1. Press the endcap firmly
against the puncture
site and press the blue
release button.
2. Stroke your hand and
finger towards the
puncture site to form a
drop of blood. Do not
squeeze around the
puncture site.
3. Test immediately after
you have formed a small,
round blood drop.
4. Immediately touch the
tip of the test strip to the
drop of blood. The blood
is pulled into the test
strip through the tip.
WARNING
• The meter and lancing device are for single patient
use. Do not share them with anyone including other
family members! Do not use on multiple patients!
• All parts of the kit are considered biohazardous and
can potentially transmit infectious diseases, even
after you have performed cleaning and disinfection.
• Always wash your hands well with soap and water
before and after testing, handling the meter, lancing
device or test strips.
For complete instructions on cleaning and disinfecting
your meter and lancing device, please see page 26.
apply more Blood If Necessary
If the first blood drop is not enough, the meter may beep
twice and display "STRIP UNDERFILLED" and "APPLY MORE
BLOOD NOW." You have about 30 seconds to apply more blood
onto the same strip. Follow the instructions on the meter
display screen.
sTRIP unDeRfILLeD
APPLY MoRe BLooD noW
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