Lifescan OneTouch SS Xpress, Instructions For Use Manual

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The OneTouch StatStrip Xpress Glucose Hospital Meter
System may only be utilized for testing on multiple patients
when Standard Precautions are followed and when the
system is cleaned and disinfected after use on each patient
following the procedure in Cleaning and Disinfecting the
Meter section.
Healthcare professionals should wear a new pair of protec-
tive gloves before testing each new patient.
For more information, refer to the following references:
1. “Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmis-
sion of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007,” http://
www.cdc.gov/hicpac/2007ip/2007isolationprecautons.html.
2. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
(BMBL) found at http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/
bmbl5/. “Protection of Laboratory Workers From Occupation-
Important Safety Instructions