Bayer HealthCare MICROLET 2 User Manual

Microlet
®
IMPORTANT: Do not use the same
M ICROLET 2 lancing device on
LANCING DEVICE more than one person.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
1. Prepare the puncture site. Wash
your hands with soap and warm water.
This helps increase blood fl ow to the
®
Bayer's M ICROLET 2 lancing de-
fi ngertips. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
vice is used for obtaining capillary
2. Remove the endcap.
blood samples from the fi ngertip.
Grip Indent
Blue Release
Button
Lancet
Holder Blue
In one hand, hold the M 2
Cocking ICROLET
lancing device with your thumb on
Handle
Lancet
the grip indent as shown above. In
Protective Cap
your other hand, hold the endcap dial
Adjustable Endcap
and gently snap off the endcap from
top to bottom.
Endcap Dial
3. Hold a M lancet and ro- 4. Replace the adjustable endcap.
ICROLET
tate the protective
cap 1/4 turn but do
not remove. Always
use M I C R O L E T
lancets for best operation.
Firmly push the
lancet straight into
5. Select any of the five puncture
the lancet holder.
depth settings by rotating the dial
After you hear or
feel the "click" , con- on the endcap to a smaller drop for
tinue pushing until a shallower puncture or larger drop
for a deeper puncture. Adjusting the
the lancet comes to
amount of pressure applied to the
a complete stop. Twist off the
puncture site will also affect punc-
protective cap and save for disposal
of used lancet. ture depth.
Complete Incomplete Shallow Deep
Stop Stop Puncture Puncture
6. Place the M ICROLET 2 lancing de- 7. To help form the blood drop,
vice firmly against wait a few seconds,
the puncture site then stroke your
and press the blue
hand and finger
release button. The
toward the punc-
sides of the finger- ture site. Do not
tips may be more squeeze around the
comfortable. puncture site.
NOTE: If you need to
8. Test immediately after the blood
re-cock the lancing
drop has formed.
device, grip, pull or CLICK
9. Wipe the puncture site with a clean,
push until device clicks
dry tissue and maintain pressure on
as shown, and release.
the site until the bleeding stops.
10. To remove the used lancet,
carefully remove the endcap by
holding the endcap dial and snapping
the endcap off.
Place the protective cap that you
CLICK
saved when you loaded the lancet on
Two Hand One Hand
a flat surface with the Bayer logo face
Cocking Cocking
down. With the used lancet still in the
M 2 lancing
ICROLET
Potential Biohazard: Always dis-
device, push the
pose of the used lancet properly
lancet into the
to prevent injury or contamination
center of the cap.
to others. Use a new M lan-
ICROLET
Point the device cet each time you test . After the
toward a container lancet is used, it is no longer ster-
for sharp objects (an ile and has the potential to spread
infection. All products or objects
empty plastic bottle with a lid will
which come in contact with human
work.) Label the container properly
blood, even after cleaning, should
and keep out of the reach of children.
be handled as if capable of trans-
While pressing the
mitting viral diseases.
blue release button
, firmly pull
Clean your M ICROLET 2 lancing
the blue cocking
device after every
handle past re-
use with a solution
sistance and the
of water and mild
lancet will fall into
detergent or a solu-
the container.
tion of nine parts
Replace the end-
water and one part
cap.
bleach. Slightly moisten a tissue
with the solution. Important: Avoid
excess moisture. Remove the
endcap. Clean the exterior of the
device and interior and exterior of
the endcap. Wipe dry with a tissue
before use. Replace the endcap.
To contact Customer Service
= Sterile
If you need assistance or have ques-
tions about blood glucose testing,
please contact Bayer Diabetes Care
= Do Not Reuse
Helpline at 1-800-268-7200.
Lancing device made in U.S.A.
Bayer, the Bayer Cross and M ICROLET are trademarks of Bayer
AG, used under license by Bayer HealthCare LLC and Bayer Inc.
Manufactured by: Distributed by:
Bayer HealthCare LLC Bayer Inc.
Subsidiary of Bayer Corporation Toronto, Ontario
Mishawaka, IN 46544 U.S.A. M9W 1G6 Canada
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Rev. 5/08