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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Performing a SINGLE Test
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Go Live Kit
Version 1, Sept 2014
HbA1c or Lipid Single Test:
1.
Connect the power cable to supply power to the instrument.
2.
Turn the instrument on by sliding the on/off button on the right hand side of the instrument.
3.
Wait until the instrument warms up and the main menu is displayed.
4. Select
Patient Test,
enter patient ID and then select
Single Test
.
Refer to Fig 1
5.
Open HbA1c or Lipid disc pouch to remove disc and open disc completely.
6.
Using the single use lancet device, (Accu-Chek
®
Safe-T-Pro) lance the side of the
fi
ngertip.
Wipe away the
fi
rst drop of blood.
Obtain
2
μ
L
drop of blood for HbA1c or
19
μ
L
for Lipids
Refer to Fig 2
7.
With the front of the disc facing upwards, position the disc’s
suction point
above the
drop of blood. Apply blood
within 15 seconds
of lancing the
fi
nger and observe that it
has
fi
lled the marked area.
Refer to diagram
8.
Check the sample volume: turn the disc on its backside. The area marked in blue has to
be
fi
lled completely with blood.
Refer to diagram
9.
To close the disk press the hinge cover down
fi
rmly until two clicks are heard.
10. Open the lid by selecting
Open
on the screen.
Refer to Fig 3
11. With the disc facing upwards, place it on the spindle within the white circle.
Refer to Fig 4
12. Close lid. The measurement starts automatically
and takes about 5 minutes.
Refer to Fig 5
13. Finish test by selecting
√
on the screen.
14. Remove the disc and dispose all used consumables according to your biohazard guidelines.
15. Clean the instrument as per the cleaning procedure.
