User`s manual

release button. Do not prime the Softclix Lancing
Device until you are ready to take blood.
6. Gently press the
Accu-Chek Softclix
Lancing Device
against the fingertip
or earlobe and press
the release button.
Take care not to push against the priming button or
to impede its free movement.Wait a few seconds to
allow a droplet of blood to form.
To obtain a hanging drop of blood, turn hand over so
puncture site faces down. If a drop does not form,
gently massage the finger until a hanging drop is
obtained.Apply the blood to the test strip (see pages
11-15, Performing a Test). If you do not obtain
sufficient blood, try the test again with progressively
deeper settings.
After obtaining the blood sample, wipe the puncture
site with a dry, clean paper towel. If necessary,
gently press the towel onto the site and, if bleeding
persists, cover with a bandage.
7. To remove the lancet,
remove the Softclix
cap and slide the
ejector forward.
To avoid injuries, keep cap and replace on lancet
before discarding. Use a new lancet each time you
take blood to prevent infection and to ensure
virtually pain-free blood sampling.
3. Press the Accu-Chek
Softclix Lancing
Device cap on again
until it clicks.
Be sure to align the
notch on the cap with
the centre of the semicircular cutout on the ejector.
4. Rotate the Comfort
Dial on the Accu-Chek
Softclix Lancing
Device cap to set the
penetration depth.
If you are using the Accu-Chek Softclix Lancing
Device for the first time, set the Comfort Dial to 1.
For thicker or calloused skin,select a higher setting.
5. Press in the priming
button until it clicks.
Be careful not to press
the release button at
the same time.
The lancing device is
primed when a yellow dot appears in the transparent
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