Guide to cleaning and disinfecting the ACCU-CHEK Inform II system
Prior to cleaning and disinfecting a blood glucose testing equipment:
1.
Follow the infection control procedures of your institution when
handling blood glucose testing equipment
2.
Wear gloves
3.
The gloves worn during cleaning and disinfecting should be
removed and hands washed thoroughly with soap and water before
performing the next patient test
Cleaning and
Clean the meter to remove visible soil and organic material prior to
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disinfecting
disinfecting.
the meter
Disinfect the meter to destroy pathogenic and other types of
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microorganisms. Disinfection destroys most recognized pathogenic
microorganisms but not necessarily all microbial forms (e.g., bacterial
spores).
NOTE: The meter should be cleaned and disinfected between each patient
use.
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