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Accu-Chek Compact User Manual

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Roche 014103 – Accu-Chek Compact_CAN – Cover Schwarz
Cyan
Magenta
Gelb
PMS 249
Prüfmittel-Nr. 30 X
A
C
CCU-
HEK
®
Compact
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITOR
User's Manual
0088
ACCU-CHEK and SOFTCLIX
are trademarks of a Member
of the Roche Group
Made in Germany for export to:
Roche Diagnostics
201 Boul. Armand-Frappier
Laval, Québec
CANADA, H7V 4A2
Diabetes Care Info-Line:
Montreal area: (450) 686-7100
Outside Montreal (toll free): 1-800-363-7949
www.accu-chek.ca
Integrated test strips
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
D-68298 Mannheim, Germany
www.accu-chek.com

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  • Page 1 Roche 014103 – Accu-Chek Compact_CAN – Cover Schwarz Cyan Magenta Gelb PMS 249 Prüfmittel-Nr. 30 X CCU- ® Compact BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITOR User’s Manual 0088 ACCU-CHEK and SOFTCLIX are trademarks of a Member of the Roche Group Made in Germany for export to: Roche Diagnostics 201 Boul.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Display messages and troubleshooting guide Setting the time Setting the date Guarantee Performing a blood glucose test Customer support and service Using the Accu-Chek Softclix lancing device System components Testing blood glucose Testing conditions Alphabetical index Reviewing stored blood glucose results...
  • Page 3 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 2 Display window ON/OFF button MEMO button SET button Optical system Drum compartment release button Drum compartment Test strip drum Test strip Optical system cover* Display cover* Front edge of strip that draws up * available as replacement part the blood...
  • Page 4 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 4 Infrared data transmission window Control window (shows the number of strips remaining) Battery compartment Batteries: Type AAA, LR 03, AM 4, Micro Battery compartment cover* Test strip guide * available as replacement part...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Accu-Chek Softclix lancing device is virtually pain-free. to use as possible. You will quickly discover that Accu-Chek Compact is a reliable blood glucose monitor that you can take With Accu-Chek Compact you’ve got it all at your fingertips. anywhere.
  • Page 6 This User’s Manual gives you full details of how to operate Important! Accu-Chek Compact. It also tells you how to clean and look This symbol highlights important information that will after your monitor. At the back of the manual is a list of all help you get the most out of your monitor.
  • Page 7 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 10 Inserting or replacing batteries If the monitor is on, turn it off. Press lightly on the lid of the battery Opening compartment and slide it in the direction the battery of the arrow .
  • Page 8 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 12 Inserting or replacing batteries Remove any used batteries. Insert two batteries (type AAA, LR 03, AM 4 Battery types or Micro). Make sure that the minus (-) pole of the battery is next to the minus contact in the battery compartment.

  • Page 9: Inserting Or Replacing Batteries

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 14 Inserting or replacing batteries Replacing batteries Important When you replace the batteries, your stored results are To keep things simple, we recommend you retained in memory. However, you will need to re-enter use up any current drum of strips before the date and time.
  • Page 10 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 16 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum If the monitor is on, turn it off. Wait for the motor to stop before you open the monitor. Slide the release button on the right side Opening the of the monitor in the direction indicated by drum...
  • Page 11 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 18 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum To exchange the drum, first tip the monitor upright. The old drum drops out.
  • Page 12 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 20 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum Insert the new drum. Close the drum compartment. Closing the drum The monitor automatically moves the drum to compartment the correct position and reads the code on the drum.
  • Page 13 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 22 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum A dot appears in the small control window on the reverse side of the monitor. This dot indicates that you have inserted a new, full drum containing 17 test strips. When you perform a blood glucose test, the monitor counts the number of test strips that have been used and displays the number of strips remaining.

  • Page 14: Inserting Or Replacing The Test Strip Drum

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 24 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum Warning Handle the test strip drums with extreme care! If the alu- Once you remove a drum from its container, minium foil (the silver ends) on a new test strip drum has you have 90 days to use up all the test strips.

  • Page 15: Settings

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 26 Settings You may now move to the SET menu to enable SET menu or disable the beep tone, to set the year, date and time, and to define the time and date format. Press the SET button to call up the SET menu.

  • Page 16: Enabling/Disabling The Beep Tone

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 28 Enabling/disabling the beep tone When the beep tone is enabled, the monitor beeps when it starts to test, as confirmation that the test strip has received a sufficient amount of blood or control solution. It also beeps each time it displays a message.

  • Page 17: Setting The Year

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 30 Setting the year SET button ON/OFF button 4. If you wish to define the date and time format, leave 1. Check the monitor is off and press the SET button. The the monitor turned on and proceed to step 2 in the next monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the section.

  • Page 18: Changing The Date/Time Format

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 32 Changing the date/time format MEMO button 3. Press the MEMO button to select 12-hour format. In the If you have a new monitor or you have just replaced the batter- display you see “12h” and the 12-hour display is set to a.m. ies, the date will be set to 01.01.2000, and the time to 00:00 hours.

  • Page 19: Setting The Time

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 34 Setting the time MEMO button 5. Press the MEMO button repeatedly to set the minute. SET button 1. Check the monitor is off and press the SET button. The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum.

  • Page 20: Setting The Date

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 36 Setting the date SET button SET button 1. Check the monitor is off and press the SET button. The 4. Press the SET button. The day field flashes. monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum.

  • Page 21: Performing A Blood Glucose Test

    Seite 38 Performing a blood glucose test Using the Accu-Chek Softclix lancing device 1. Pull off the Accu-Chek Softclix cap. Insert a new 5. Gently press the Accu-Chek Softclix lanc- Accu-Chek Softclix lancet in the lancet ing device against the side of the fingertip holder and push it in until it clicks.
  • Page 22 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 40 Testing blood glucose Warning Blood glucose results can be displayed in 2 different units (mmol/L or mg/dL). Conse- quently, we sell two different versions of the same monitor. Check that your monitor displays the unit you are accustomed to. Using the wrong unit can cause you to wrongly interpret the test result.
  • Page 23 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 42 Testing blood glucose With a lancing device such as Accu-Chek Softclix prick the side of a fingertip. Gently squeeze the fingertip to develop a small drop of blood. Wait until the flashing hand symbol and blood...
  • Page 24 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 44 Testing blood glucose The three in the display gradually dis- appear. When they have totally disappeared, the test is complete and the test result is dis- played. The test strip symbol flashes. Press the ON/OFF button.

  • Page 25: Testing Blood Glucose

    5 minutes of non-use. After a blood Do not allow your Accu-Chek Compact monitor to be glucose test result has been displayed, the used by more than one person. To do so would place all monitor turns off automatically after users at risk of infection (see Chapter 7.2 “Cleaning the...

  • Page 26: Testing Conditions

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 48 Testing conditions To obtain reliable blood glucose test results, ensure the follow- Humidity ing conditions are met: Relative humidity must be below 85 %. A sudden change in temperature can cause Temperature range moisture to condense on or inside the monitor.

  • Page 27: Reviewing Stored Blood Glucose Results

    11:23 Uhr Seite 50 Reviewing stored blood glucose results Accu-Chek Compact stores up to 100 test results together with date and time. Any important information that was displayed along with the test result is saved as well. For instance, if the...

  • Page 28: Highest Value, Lowest Value, Average

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 52 Highest value, lowest value, average Your monitor can display the highest and lowest blood glucose results and the average (or mean) of current test results. Sta- tistics are based on the test results stored for the last 7 days, as long as they were saved with date and time.

  • Page 29: Downloading Test Results To A Computer

    A message is displayed on the computer indicating that the data transfer is complete. The computer turns Accu-Chek Compact off. Important If data transfer did not occur or was incom- plete, the monitor turns off automatically after 5 minutes.

  • Page 30: Checking, Cleaning And Storing Your Monitor

    Checking the monitor To ensure reliable results, you must periodically check the Running a quality control test performance of your Accu-Chek Compact. Do this by running Quality a quality control check using Accu-Chek Compact Control Press the ON/OFF button. The monitor turns control Solution (not supplied with the monitor).
  • Page 31 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 58 Checking the monitor Wait for the hand symbol and the blood drop to flash in the display before you apply control solution. Take a bottle of control solution and hold the dropper tip downwards until a hanging drop forms at its end.
  • Page 32 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 60 Cleaning the monitor If the outside of your monitor or the display are dirty, wipe them off with a slightly dampened cloth. If blood has entered the test strip guide, or if the message “OFF” is displayed, clean the monitor as follows: Remove the cover from the measurement Removing...
  • Page 33 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 62 Cleaning the monitor Clean the measurement optics carefully with Cleaning a slightly dampened cotton swab or a soft, the optical lintfree cloth. system Press the cover back on. Caution Please ensure that the optical system cover (see description of the monitor’s parts on pages 2-3) is firmly in place when you want to test.

  • Page 34: Cleaning The Monitor

    A potential risk of infection exists. Medical staff and With the batteries removed, the monitor may be Storing the other persons using Accu-Chek Compact to test blood stored at between minus 40°C and plus 70°C. monitor glucose from more than one patient must be aware that...

  • Page 35: Technical Data

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 66 Technical data Monitor type Accu-Chek Compact Memory capacity 100 test results with time and date, average, highest and lowest blood Test principle Determination of glucose in fresh capil- glucose reading lary blood by reflectance photometry.

  • Page 36: Problem Checklist

    For quality control checks: Did you use the correct quality Is the optical system dirty (see Chapter 7.2)? control solution (Accu-Chek Compact Control)? Do the batteries still have enough power? Are they properly If you have checked these points and still receive error...
  • Page 37 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 70 Display messages and troubleshooting guide When symbols and numbers are shown in purple below, it indicates that they flash in the monitor’s display. Display Cause Action Monitor will not turn on. • Batteries are empty. •...
  • Page 38 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 72 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause Action Temperature was outside the The displayed test result may only be used for reference indicated range during test- purposes. It is saved along with the thermometer symbol. mmol/L ing.
  • Page 39 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 74 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause Action The bar code information Open the drum compartment and close it again. stored from the test strip drum has been lost. Caution The display showing the 90-day “use-by” period will be lost (see Chapter 3).
  • Page 40 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 76 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause Action Drum symbol and “E-2” flash The bar code on the drum is Remove the drum from the monitor and return it to its when the first drum from a damaged.
  • Page 41 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 78 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause Action Drum symbol and “E-2” flash The bar code on the drum is Press the SET button. The monitor uses the bar code from the when the second or third damaged.
  • Page 42 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 80 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause Action The 3-month “use-by” period Insert a new drum. has been exceeded. The test strips in the drum are unus- able. Warning If you continue to use the drum, carry out a quality control test.
  • Page 43 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 82 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause Action • A test error has occurred. • Repeat the test. • There is electromagnetic • Move away from possible sources of interference interference. (see Chapter 5.3 “Testing conditions”). •...
  • Page 44 If the way 33.3 mmol/L. you feel does not agree with this test result, please perform a quality control check with Accu-Chek Compact Control and a new test strip.
  • Page 45 If the way you feel does not agree with this test result, please per- form a quality control check with Accu-Chek Compact Control and a new test strip. The download symbols are • An error occurred while •...

  • Page 46: Display Messages And Troubleshooting Guide

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 88 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause Action • Electrostatic discharge • Switch the monitor off and then on again. • Monitor is defective. • Please contact our Diabetes Care Info-Line (for details see Chapter 12 “Customer support and service”).

  • Page 47: Guarantee

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:23 Uhr Seite 90 Guarantee Guarantee: On packaging, on the type plate and in the User’s Manual you The statutory guarantee provisions governing the sale of may encounter the following symbols, shown here with their consumer goods in the country of purchase shall prevail. meaning: For in vitro diagnostic use.

  • Page 48: Customer Support And Service

    Customer support and service If you have questions or concerns, call the Diabetes Care Info-Line: Montreal area: (450) 686-7100 Outside Montreal (toll free): 1 800-363-7949 Made in Germany for export to: Roche Diagnostics 201 Boul. Armand-Frappier Laval, Québec CANADA, H7V 4A2 www.accu-chek.ca...

  • Page 49: System Components

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:24 Uhr Seite 94 System components Accu-Chek Compact Holster for Accu-Chek Compact Accu-Chek Softclix...
  • Page 50 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:24 Uhr Seite 96 System components Drum with 17 test strips. Each drum comes individually packaged in its own container. Accu-Chek Compact Control for checking the performance of your system* 200 sterile lancets* Carry-case * available separately...

  • Page 51: Alphabetical Index

    014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:24 Uhr Seite 98 Alphabetical index Electromagnetic fields Expiry date, test strips 24ff. Guarantee Page Humidity 49, 66 Bar code 74ff. Batteries, inserting or replacing 10ff. Infrared adaptor 32, 55, 86, 87 Battery types Introduction Beep tone, enabling/disabling 28ff.
  • Page 52 014103 AC_Compact_ImP_CAN 12.08.2003 11:24 Uhr Seite 100 Storage temperature, monitor Alphabetical index Symbols explained 8, 91 System components 94ff. Technical data 66ff. Temperature range 48, 70, 72-73 Test strip drum, inserting or replacing 16ff. Performance, checking monitor 56-59 Test strip ejection Problem checklist 68-69 Testing blood glucose...

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