User's Guide

3. Running a
patient
test
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When running a patient test, do not:
• Do not insert a test strip into the strip port more than once. A test
strip that is inserted twice might fail to make a proper electrical
contact with the meter.
• Do not bump the test strip or meter after you apply the sample or
while the test is in progress.
• Do not use a vial of test strips if the expiration date recorded on the
label has passed. The meter will not allow you to use an expired test
strip.
• Do not use a vial of test strips after 3 months has passed since the
vial was first opened (you must record the discard date on the vial
when you first open the vial).
• Do not handle a test strip with wet hands because moisture can
damage the strip.
• Do not use a test strip that has been dropped or which may have
been contaminated.
• Do not use a test strip if it appears damaged in any way.
• Do not use venous whole blood (e.g. blood drawn through a syringe).
• Do not apply the sample to the test strip until you are prompted to do
so by the “apply sample” message on the meter screen.
• Do not touch a test strip with wet hands or wet gloves because
moisture can damage the strip.
• Never add more sample to the test strip after the analysis has begun.