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Cleaning and Disinfecting Procedures
Cleaning and Disinfecting Procedures
Indirect transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
during the delivery of healthcare services has been increasingly reported. Persons using blood glucose monitoring
systems have been identified as one risk group due to the shared use of fingerstick (lancing) devices and point of
care blood testing devices.
The cleaning procedure is to remove dust, blood and body fluid from the surface and should be performed whenever
the meter or lancing device is visibly dirty. Performing the cleaning procedure once per week is recommended. The
disinfecting procedure is necessary to kill pathogens such as HIV, HBV and HCV on the device. This procedure should
be performed periodically; once per week is recommended.
If the meter is being operated by a second person who is providing testing assistance to the user, the meter and
lancing device should be decontaminated prior to use by the second person. NOTE: the cleaning procedure can only
remove visible contaminates from surfaces. Only the disinfecting procedure can eliminate non-visible pathogens.
The meter and lancing device should be cleaned before
being disinfected.
CaviWipes Disinfecting Towelettes has been tested and may be used to clean and disinfect the meter and lancing
device. Users may purchase the disinfecting wipes from the manufacturer (Metrex), distributors or major on line retail
sites such as amazon.com.You can contact Metrexcustomer service at 1-800-841-1428 and [email protected].
To clean the meter:
1. Throughly wipe the entire surface of the meter, especially port, face/display, housing
and buttons with disinfecting wipes listed above to clean any possible dirt, dust, blood
and other body fluids.
NOTE
- Clean and disinfect the outside of the device only. Do not remove battery cover when cleaning and disinfecting.
NOTE
- Your
Rightest
Blood Glucose Meter
has been tested to ensure that there is no change in the
performance or external materials of the device after 550 cleaning cycles and 550 disinfecting cycles. The
testing simulates 2 cleaning and disinfecting cycles per week over the typical life of the meter (5 years).
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To disinfect the meter:
2. Take another disinfecting wipe and wipe the meter thoroughly. (Note: All blood and body fluids should
be cleaned from surface before performing the disinfecting procedure)
3. Allow the surface to remain wet for 2 minutes.
4. Allow to air dry.
Allow to remain
wet for 2 minutes
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