Caring For Your Meter - GE GE200 User Manual

Caring for Your Meter

Maintenance
Keep your meter and test strip free of dust, water or any other liquid. Store the meter in the carrying case when not
in use. If your meter is dropped or damaged, perform a quality control test with the control solution before
performing a blood glucose test.
Cleaning Meter
Clean the outside of the meter with a damp cloth and mild soap/detergent. Do not get the test strip port wet.
Cleaning Test Strip Port
If your test strip port is stained with blood, control solution or any liquid, please use a dry tissue or alcohol swab to
clean it immediately. Do not use anything wet to clean it. Perform a quality control test to ensure the GE200 Blood
Glucose Meter is working properly.
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Indirect transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
during the delivery of healthcare services has been increasingly reported. Persons using blood glucose monitoring
systems have been identified as one risk group due to the shared use of fingerstick (lancing) devices and point of
care blood testing devices.
The cleaning procedure is to remove dust, blood and body fluid from the surface and should be performed whenever
the meter or lancing device is visibly dirty. Performing the cleaning procedure once per week is recommended. The
disinfecting procedure is necessary to kill pathogens such as HIV, HBV and HCV on the device. This procedure should
be performed periodically; once per week is recommended.
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. NOTE: the cleaning procedure can only
remove visible contaminates from surfaces. Only the disinfecting procedure can eliminate non-visible pathogens.
CaviWipes Disinfecting Towelettes has been tested and may be used to clean and disinfect the meter and lancing
device. Users may purchase the disinfecting wipes from the manufacturer (Metrex), distributors or major on line retail
sites such as amazon.com.
Cleaning and Disinfecting Procedures
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