Important Safety Instructions
• The meter and lancing device are for single patient use. Do not share them with anyone
including other family members! Do not use on multiple patients!
• All parts of the kit are considered biohazardous and can potentially transmit infectious
diseases, even after you have performed cleaning and disinfection.
• Users should wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling the meter,
lancing device, or test strips.
The links to the public health notification and standard practice guideline are:
• "FDA Public Health Notification: 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
• "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
Warning
• Use of this device on multiple patients may lead to transmission of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), or other
bloodborne pathogens."
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