User manual

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4. Record Result Record the result according to
your facility’s guidelines.
5. Dispose of Blood
Collection Items
After testing, discard the
capillary tube along with the
used test strip and lancet
according to infection control
guidelines.
2. Fill the Capillary Tube When the flashing test strip
appears on the meter’s
display, stick the fingertip.
Then touch the capillary tube
to the blood drop. Keep the
tube level, and allow it to fill
by capillary action. Fill the
tube only halfway.
Avoid getting air bubbles into the
sample. Do not touch the hole at
the top of the bulb. If blood gets
into the bulb during sample
collection, discard the bulb and
repeat the test with a new test
strip and fingerstick.
3. Dose the Test Strip Within 15 seconds of sticking
the fingertip, apply the blood
to the test strip. Put your
finger over the hole at the end
of the capillary tube. Hold the
capillary tube directly over the
target area of the test strip.
Squeeze the bulb to dispense
one hanging drop of blood.
Do not touch the test strip, move
the meter, or add more blood
during testing.