Product Manual

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No.
Action
Image guided instruction
3.
Remove the cap from the single
use lancet. Place it against the
skin. Holding the body of the
lancet, push down firmly against
the finger to lance the surface of
the skin. Do not lance finger
until meter displays “APPLY
SAMPLE.” A minimum of 10µl of
collected blood sample is
required.
Note: The blood should flow freely. If it doesn’t,
gently squeeze the finger to get it started.
Lowering the patient’s hand and arm so that
the fingertip is below the heart helps the blood
drop form.
WARNING: Squeezing the fingerstick site excessively
(milking) releases interstitial “tissue layer” fluid that cause
unreliable results.
4.
When ready to collect the drop of
blood, hold the Sample Transfer
Tube horizontal. Touch tip to
bead of blood and let capillary
action fill until blood flow stops at
white plug. Squeeze finger to
generate additional blood if
required to completely fill to white
plug.
5.
Once you have collected the
sample, IMMEDIATELY put it
into the sample well on the test
strip. See ‘Performing a PT Test’
section of this manual.
WARNING: If there is a bubble or an air pocket present in
the blood sample in the transfer tube, start the test over
with a fresh fingerstick on a different finger.