Meter Care, Cleaning And Disinfecting - Trividia Health TRUE FOCUS Manual Del Usaurio

Meter Care, Cleaning and Disinfecting

Cleaning removes blood and soil from the meter.
Disinfecting removes most, but not all possible infectious agents (bacteria or virus) from the meter,
including blood-borne pathogens.
~ Meter should be cleaned and disinfected at least once a week.
~ If the meter is being operated by a second person who is providing testing assistance to the user, the meter
and lancing device should be cleaned and disinfected prior to use by the second person.
~ Do not clean the meter during a test.
~ Cleaning step #2 must occur before disinfectant steps #3 and #4.
~ Only use Super Sani-Cloths to disinfect the meter. Super Sani-Cloths may be purchased at the following
places:
• Amazon.com
• Officedepot.com or visit your local Office Depot store for availablity
• Walmart.com
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How to Clean and Disinfect the Meter
1. Wash hands 2. Make sure that the meter is off and a test strip is not inserted.
thoroughly with
soap and water.
3. Using a new Super Sani-Cloth Wipe, rub the entire outside of
Wipe the outside of the meter thoroughly with a fresh Super
Sani-Cloth Wipe (EPA reg. no. 9480-4). Discard wipe.
the meter 3 times horizontally and 3 times vertically, taking
care to go over the entire meter (front, back and sides).
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