Introduction
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CAUTION
Allergy or injury caused by reagents and other working solutions
Direct contact with reagents, detergents, cleaning/disinfection solutions,
or other working solutions may cause skin irritation or inflammation.
■ Always use protective gloves.
■ Observe the cautions given in the package inserts of the reagents and
cleaning/disinfection solutions.
■ If a reagent, control, or cleaning/disinfection solution comes into con-
tact with your skin, wash it off immediately with water.
■ Follow all health and safety regulations in force locally.
WARNING
Avoidance of electrical shock, fire, and explosions
■ Only use Roche Diagnostics original accessories (cables, power
supply units, battery packs, and spare parts). Third-party cables,
power supply units, and battery packs can cause the battery pack to
explode or the meter to become damaged.
■ Do not use loose power sockets or damaged power supply units,
cables, plugs, or battery packs.
■ Do not short circuit the power supply unit, the handheld base unit
contacts, or the battery pack.
■ Do not drop the cobas h 232 meter, the power supply unit, or the
battery pack and protect these against shaking and vibrations.