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WARNING:
1. The EasyTouch® BluLink® meter and the reusable lancing device are for
single patient use only. Do not share them with anyone including other
family members. Do not use on multiple patients.
2. All parts of the kit are considered bio-hazardous and can potentially
transmit infectious diseases, even after you have performed cleaning and
disinfection.
3. Always use a new, sterile lancet. Lancets are for single use only.
4. Please refer to page 32 to 35 for cleaning and disinfecting the EasyTouch®
BluLink® Blood Glucose Monitoring System.
“FDA Public Health Notification: Use of Fingerstick Devices on More than One
Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens: Initial Communication
Update 11/29/2010”
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
Cautions and Safety Information
1. For in vitro diagnostic use only.
2. The single-patient use system is for single-patient use only and should not
be shared.
2. Not for neonatal use.
3. Do not use for diagnosis of or screening for diabetes mellitus.
4. Not for use on critically ill patients, patients in shock, dehydrated patients or
hyper-osmolar patients.
5. Alternate site testing (AST) should only be performed during periods of
steady-state blood glucose conditions (when glucose is not changing rapidly).
6. AST should not be used to calibrate continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).
7. AST should not be used for insulin dose calculations.
Summary of Contents for EasyTouch BluLink
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