Lifescan Blood Glucose Monitor manual Cleaning Maintenance, General Care

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CHAPTER 4

Cleaning and

Maintenance

General Care

To keep the meter in good operating condition, you must keep it clean and handle it with care. Follow these simple rules:

•Keep the test strip holder and lens area clean.

•Keep the meter dry and avoid exposing it to extremes in temperature and humidity.

•Do not take apart the meter.

•If you drop the meter, inspect it for obvious damage. Press and hold down the blue power button and make sure that all

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Contents Hospital Meter Operator’s Guide Page Page 2002, 1997 LifeScan, Inc. All rights reserved Table of Contents Troubleshooting Settings and MemoryCleaning and Maintenance Preface About this Guide Conventions Used in this Guide 888 353-0800 Canada HelpIntroduction Learning the SureStep Meter IntroductionClosed Opened Display Symbols Meter Memory Result Apply Blood Sample to the Test Strip Meter displays results between 0-500 mg/dL 0-27.8 mmol/L HI Result Error Messages SureStepPro Test Strips Front Back H a p t e r T r o d u c t i o n Precautions T r o d u c t i o n Infection Control Coding the Meter OperationOperation If the code numbers do not match, code the meter Match the code numbersQuality Control Test Glucose Control Solution Operation Performing a Quality Control Test Check the CodeCha pt e r E r a t i o n H a p t e r E r a t i o n Control Solution Results Linearity Test Patient Blood Test Performing a Patient Blood Test Apply blood to the test strip as follows Obtain a drop of bloodSyringe Front Patches or streaks H a p t e r E r a t i o n Patient Results Meter Settings Settings and MemorySettings and Memory Display of Last Result Glucose Units Beep signals on Meter Memory Using the Meter for the First TimeRecalling All Results in Meter Memory Order of test result Recalling Most Recent Result After Testing Settings and Memory General Care Cleaning MaintenanceCleaning Cleaning and MaintenanceCleaning the Outside of the Meter Remove the test strip holder Clean the test strip holderE a n i n g a n d M a i n t e n a n c e Replace the test strip holder Turn on the meter H a p t e r Turn off the meter and turn it over Replacing the BatteriesRemove the old batteries Insert new batteries Replace the battery doorTurn on the meter to verify power Cleaning and Maintenance Troubleshooting Troubleshooting What To Do Error MessagesLow Test strip Check test strip Test strip Obtain a laboratory Result, Area, but Temperature Contact LifeScan for help Electronics Helpful Messages Symbol Meaning What To DoIf symbol is Specifications Hematocrit Range Index Error messages 9 Page Page AW 050-097-03A LifeScan, Inc 11/02

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