WARNING: Potential Biohazard!
Healthcare professionals using this system on multiple patients should
follow the infection control procedure approved by their facility. All
products or objects which come in contact with human blood, even after
cleaning, should be handled as if capable of transmitting viral diseases.
To reduce the chance of infection:
Always wear gloves and follow your facility's biohazard control policy
and procedures when performing tests involving patient blood
samples.
Wear a new pair of clean gloves before testing each patient. Change
gloves between patients.
Wear protective glasses and/or other protective clothing if necessary.
Only auto-disabling, single use lancing devices may be used with this
device.
Avoid getting hand lotion, oils, dirt, or debris in or on the lancets and
the lancing device.
We recommend you perform disinfection procedures between each
patient. Please refer to the section Cleaning and Disinfection
Procedures for complete instructions. After disinfection, used gloves
should be removed and hands washed before proceeding to the next
patient.
Please refer to the following practice guidelines for more information
about the correct procedure: