Roche ACCU-CHEK LinkAssist, Instructions For Use Manual

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6
Inserting the Cannula into the Skin
W PRECAUTION
Risk of injury
If a head set is inserted into the insertion device, the head set could be released accidentally.
Do not point the inserted head set at your face or other people.
1
• Push the pretensioning element of the insertion device into the base.
2
• Remove the head set of the infusion set from the packaging.
• Hold the head set by the needle cover.
• Insert the head set, with the blue handling aid pointing upwards, into the insertion device, until
you feel the head set click into place.
3
W WARNING
Risk of infection or injury
If you remove the needle cover, the introducer needle of head set is not protected anymore.
Take care and do not touch the introducer needle.
• Remove the needle cover.
Tip: The small tab on the protective film of the adhesive pad indicates the side of the head set to
which you will later connect the transfer set. See illustration A .