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Collecting a Drop of Blood
Collecting a Drop of Blood
The lancing device is a convenient medical tool for collecting capillary
blood samples for glucose monitoring or other tests which require one or two
drops of blood. As a more advanced lancing device, it provides ultimate safety
and comfort for obtaining blood samples. An adjustable tip offers 5 levels of
skin penetration for individual user’s comfort and a lancet ejector enables the
safe disposal of the used lancet. As an added bonus, the also comes with a
transparent tip for AST (Alternative Site Testing).
PRECAUTIONS
• Never use a lancet that has been used by someone else. This could lead to
contamination.
•If the lancing device is to be used by another person, the unit must be properly
disinfected and a new tip and lancet must be used.
• Do not leave the lancet in the device after use.
• A new lancet must only be placed into the lancing device directly before testing.
• This device has many small parts and could be a choking hazard for children
if swallowed.
• In the case of hospital use, hospitals need to consult their own infection control
protocols in order to avoid any contamination.
• Always dispose of the used lancet in a biohazard garbage container.
• Sterile lancets is used with a spring-operated lancing device.
COMPONENTS
Depth Indicator/Adjustable Tip
Lancet Holder
Clear Tip
Ejection System Sliding Barrel
Release Button
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1.Protective Cap
2.Needle
3.Needle Body
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1. Unscrew the tip of the lancing
device by turning it counter-clock-
wise while holding the base firmly.
2. With two fingers, pull out the lancet
carrier and hold it in place.
3. While holding the lancet carrier,
insert a new sterile lancet into the
bottom of lancet carrier.
4. Twist the cap of the lancet off.
5. Put the tip of the lancing device
back on and turn it clockwise.
6. Adjust clear tip to the highest set-
ting. Hold the clear tip down against
a fleshy area on the alternative site.
Press the release button. Do not lift
up.
8. Place the lancing device in place.
Hold the firmly against the side of
the finger, with the cap resting on
the finger. (The harder it is pressed
the deeper the puncture.) Press the
release button to take a sample.
9. Unscrew the tip of the lancing
device by turning it counter-
clockwise.
10. Push the lancet ejector forward
with the thumb and
simultaneously pull out the
sliding barrel to dispose of the
used lancet in a proper
biohazard container.
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7. Hold the tip firmly in one hand then
pull out the sliding barrel with the
other hand. This will cock the
lancing device.
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