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Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Meter
Clean and disinfect your meter at least 1 time per week
using Caltech DISPATCH Cleaner/Disinfectant with Bleach
Premoistened Towels™ using the following method:
1.
Dispense the DISPATCH towel from its package or container.
2.
Clean the outside of the meter to remove any blood or dirt.
3.
Discard used towel in a sealed container where it will not be
touched by others.
4.
Dispense a second DISPATCH towel from its package or
container.
5.
Disinfect the meter with the second towel by wiping all
outside surfaces.
6.
Discard used towel in a sealed container where it will not be
touched by others.
7.
Wait at least one minute and make sure device is completely
air dried before next blood test.
The BioTel Care BGM
TM
has been validated for 1,825 cleaning and
disinfection cycles. Please obtain a new meter after cleaning and
disinfecting the meter 1,825 times or once the lifetime of the
meter (5 years) has been reached, whichever comes first.
Meter Cleaning Dos and Don’ts
• Do not allow cleaning solution to run in or around the strip
port. Doing so may cause a malfunction.
• Do not let the meter come in contact with water.
• Do not use any glass or household cleaners on the meter.
• IMPORTANT: Avoid getting cleaning solution, dust, dirt,
blood, control solution, water, or any other substance in the
meter’s openings, including the test strip port, USB port,
headphone jack, strip port LED light and thermistor hole.
• IMPORTANT: If the meter is being operated by a second
person who is providing testing assistance to the user, the
meter should ALWAYS be disinfected prior to assistance from
the second person.
Sears -
www.sears.com - (800) 349-4358
A full list of authorized dealers of Caltech DISPATCH towels is at
www.telcare.com.
