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Step 2: Use the sterile lancet on the disinfected fi ngertip
1. Remove the protective cap of the sterile lancet.
2. Press the red end of the lancet on the side of the cleaned
fi ngertip to trigger it.
Step 3: Collect blood sample immediately after the puncture
is created
1. Massage hand from palm
to fi nger to create a large
blood drop.
2. Let the capillary tube soak up
the blood drop.
3. Fill the capillary tube up to the white stopper.
Step 4: Apply the plaster to the puncture on the fi ngertip using
light pressure to prevent continuous bleeding
Step 5: Transfer the collected blood onto the Bloom Test strip
immediately
1. Open the Bloom Test strip pouch.
2. Place the Bloom Test strip on a flat surface.
3. Empty the filled capillary tube onto the sample window
of the Bloom Test strip by pushing down the white
piston. Ensure that the capillary tube is completely
emptied onto the test strip.
Transfer blood onto the sample window.
Step 6: Add buffer and let sample sink in
1. Remove the cap of the
buffer dispenser and
add one drop of buffer
onto the sample window
immediately.
1x
2. Wait until the liquid
sample is fully absorbed
before you continue.
3. Confirm the blood transfer by clicking the “confirm
sample transfer” button in the Bloom App.
Caution: Examination results can be affected if the Bloom Test
strip is moved before the liquid sample has been absorbed,
dropped or not handled as intended.