Owner`s manual
PRODIGY
AutoCode® Blood Glucose Meter PRODIGY
AutoCode® Blood Glucose Meter
Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual
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Important Safety Instructions
Read this before using your Prodigy
®
meter. The
following basic safety precautions should always
be taken.
• Your Prodigy
®
meter, test strips, lancets and
lancing device are for single patient use only.
Do not share them with anyone, including
other family members. Do not use on
multiple patients.
• Close supervision is necessary when the
device is used by, on, or near children,
handicapped persons or invalids.
• Use the device only for the intended use
described in this manual.
• Do not use test strips and control solutions
with your Prodigy
®
meter that are not
supplied by Prodigy
®
.
• Do not use the device if it is not working
properly, or if it has suffered any damage.
• Before using any product to test your blood
glucose, read all instructions thoroughly
and practice the test. Do all quality control
checks as directed and consult with a
diabetes healthcare professional.
• Keep the test strip vial away from children;
the vial cap and the test strips can be a
potential choking hazard.
• Never chew or swallow a test strip. If this
occurs, please seek medical assistance
immediately.
• All parts of this kit are considered
biohazardous and can potentially transmit
infectious diseases, even after you have
performed cleaning and disinfection.
• These devices are intended to be used for
patient self-monitoring and should not be
used to collect blood from more than one
person as this poses a risk of transmitting
blood-borne pathogens such as Hepatitis B
or HIV.
For further information, please refer to:
“FDA Public Health Notication: Use of Fingerstick
Devices on More than One Person Poses Risk
for Transmitting Blood-borne Pathogens: Initial
Communication” (2010) http://www.fda.gov/
MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/
ucm224025.htm