Cleaning And Disinfecting Procedures - MHC Medical Products EasyTouch HealthPro User Manual

Caring for Your EasyTouch® HealthPro™ System
Why should cleaning and disinfecting the meter and the lancing device
be performed?
Blood glucose meters and lancing devices are at the high risk of becoming
contaminated with blood born pathogens such as Hepatitis B Virus(HBV).
Transmission of this virus has been documented due to contaminated blood
glucose devices. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, cleaning and disinfection of meters and lancing devices can
prevent the transmission of this virus through indirect contact.
The cleaning is to remove soil and dirt on all surfaces of the devices
while the disinfecting is to kill the blood born pathogens stated above.
In addition, whenever the meter gets dirty and has blood or liquid on it, the
cleaning and disinfecting procedure should be performed. It also should be
cleaned and disinfected periodically. We recommend that you perform the
cleaning and disinfecting procedures on it once per week.
Materials Needed:
Cleaning and disinfecting can be completed by using any commercially
available EPA-registered disinfectant with the EPA registration number
46781-8, such as CaviWipesXL™ towelettes. Please refer to the disinfectant
labeling for additional instructions on the safe use of the disinfectant.
NOTE:
1. Please note any disinfectant product with the EPA registration number
of 46781-8 may be used on this device. Other cleaning agents have not
been validated with the meter and lancing device.
2. Please call MHC Customer Support at (877) 358-4342 if you have any
questions regarding proper cleaning and disinfection procedure and
purchasing the materials needed.
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Cleaning and Disinfecting Procedures

1. Wash your hands before performing cleaning
and disinfecting procedures.
2. Remove a wipe from the container and follow
the product label instruction to clean and disinfect.
3. Check if the meter is turned o .
4. Wipe the outside of the meter carefully. (3 horizontal and vertical passes.)
5. Dispose of used wipes.
6. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water after handling the
meter, lancing device or test strips.
7. Whenever the reusable lancing device gets dirty and has blood or liquid on
it, cleaning and disinfection procedure should be performed. It also should
be cleaned and disinfected periodically. We recommend that you performed
the cleaning and disinfection procedures on it once per week.
To clean the meter, wipe it with an approved disinfecting towelette.
To disinfect the meter, wipe it with another towelette and leave it wet for
two minutes.
NOTE:
1. The meter should be cleaned prior to each disinfection.
(Two disinfecting towelettes in total.)
2. To achieve disinfection of the stated e cacy kill claim, the meter
and lancing device should remain visibly wet for two minutes
after disinfecting.
3. Take extreme care not to get liquid in the test strip, test strip port,
control buttons and data port. Do not use spray of any sort.
CAUTION:
If the meter is being operated by a second person who is providing testing
assistance to the user, the meter and lancing device should be
decontaminated prior to use by the second person.
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