Collecting A Drop Of Blood - Infopia Glucolab Instructions For Use Manual

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, the also comes with a
transparent tip for AST (Alternative Site Testing).
PRECAUTIONS
• Never use a lancet that has been used by someone else. This could lead to
contamination.
• If the lancing device is to be used by another person, the unit must be properly
disinfected 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
protocols in order to avoid any contamination.
• Always dispose of the used lancet in a biohazard garbage container.
• Sterile lancets is used with a spring-operated lancing device.
COMPONENTS
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1.Protective Cap
2.Needle
Depth Indicator/Adjustable Tip
3.Needle Body
< Lancet > < Lancing device >
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Clear Tip
Ejection System Sliding Barrel
Lancet Holder
Release Button
Collecting a Drop of Blood
1. Unscrew the tip of the lancing device
2. With two fingers, pull out the lancet
by turning it counter-clock- wise while
carrier and hold it in place.
holding the base firmly.
4. Twist the cap of the lancet off. 5. Put the tip of the lancing device
back on and turn it clockwise.
8. Place the lancing device in place. Hold
7. Hold the tip firmly in one hand then
the firmly against the side of the finger,
pull out the sliding barrel with the
with the cap resting on the finger. (The
other hand. This will cock the lancing
harder it is pressed the deeper the
device.
puncture.) Press the release button to
take a sample.
10. Push the lancet ejector forward with
the thumb and simultaneously pull
out the sliding barrel to dispose of
the used lancet in a proper
biohazard container.
3. While holding the lancet carrier,
insert a new sterile lancet into the
bottom of lancet carrier.
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6. Adjust clear tip to the highest setting.
Hold the clear tip down against a fleshy
area on the alternative site. Press the
release button. Do not lift up.
9. Unscrew the tip of the lancing device
by turning it counter-clockwise.
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