Fora D10 - Important Safety Precautions

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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
READ BEFORE USE
● Users need to adhere to Standard Precautions when handling
or using this device. All parts of the glucose monitoring system
should be considered potentially infectious and are capable
of transmitting blood-borne pathogens between patients and
healthcare professionals. For more information, refer to
“Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of
Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007”,
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/2007ip/2007isolationprecautions.html
● The meter should be disinfected after use on each patient.
This Blood Glucose Monitoring System may only be used for
testing multiple patients when Standard Precautions and the
manufacturer’s disinfection procedures are followed.
● Only auto-disabling, single use lancing devices may be used
with this device.
For more information on the risk of blood-borne pathogen transmission from
blood glucose meter and lancing devices, please refer to:
1. “FDA Public Health Notication: Use of Fingerstick Devices on More than
One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens: Initial
Communication” (2010)
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm224025.
htm
2. “CDC Clinical Reminder: Use of Fingerstick Devices on More than One
Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens” (2010)
http://www.cdc.gov/injectionsafety/Fingerstick-DevicesBGM.html