Testing Your Blood-Preparation; Collecting A Drop Of Blood - Infopia GlucoLab Operation Manual

Testing Your Blood - Preparation
Before testing, be sure to read this section and blood glucose test strip package insert
found in the blood glucose test strip box carefully, Make sure you have all the necessary
items to begin testing:
CAUTION
To reduce risk of infection :
1. The lancing device and sterile lancets should NOT be shared with others.
2. Always use a new, sterile lancet and a new blood glucose test strip.
3. Practice using the Lancing Device and become accustomed with its use.
4. Lancets and blood glucose test strips are for single use only.
5. Wash your hands with warm, clean water and soap before testing.
6. Avoid getting hand lotion, oils, dirt or debris on the lancets or on the lancing
device.
7. Dry your hands completely before testing.
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• GLUCOLAB TM Auto-codingblood
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• Lancing Device
• Sterile Lancets

Collecting a Drop of Blood

The lancing device is a convenient medical tool for collecting capillary blood samples
for glucose monitoring or other tests which require one or two drops of blood. As a
more advanced lancing device, it provides ultimate safety and comfort for obtaining
blood samples. An adjustable tip offers 5 levels of skin penetration for individual
user's comfort and a lancet ejector enables the safe disposal of the used lancet. As
an added bonus it also has a transparent tip for AST (Alternative Site Testing).
PRECAUTIONS
Never use a lancet that has been used by someone else. This could lead to con-
tamination.
If the lancing device is to be used by another person, the unit must be properly dis-
infected and a new tip and lancet must be used.
Do not leave the lancet in the device after use.
A new lancet must only be placed into the lancing device directly before testing.
This device has many small parts and could be a choking hazard for children if
swallowed.
In the case of hospital use, hospitals need to consult their own infection control pro-
tocols in order to avoid any contamination.
Always dispose of the used lancet in a biohazard garbage container.
COMPONENTS
Depth Indicator/Adjustable Tip
Lancet Holder
Clear Tip
Sliding Barrel
Ejection System
Release Button
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