Easy•Touch® Control Solution Insert
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1. CAUTION Control Solution is for in vitro use only It is not to be swallowed or injected The use of the Control Solution is recommended to verify proper system performance and should not be considered as a substitution of actual capillary whole blood testing for blood glucose level MATERIALS REQUIRED 1 Glucose Meter 2 Test Strip 3 Control Solution Note Please make sure you are using the same model of Test Strip and Glucose Meter TEST PROCEDURE Note Make sure the solution is at room temperature 59 F to 95 F 15 C to 35 C prior to testing PREPARATION Make sure that you have set the Glucose Meter in the Control Solution test ctl mode so the result will not be stored in the memory and not be incorporated into the average Please read your Blood Glucose Monitoring System User Manual TESTING 1 Insert a Test Strip Contact Bar s end first into the test port The Meter will automatically turn on A beep will sound and moving dotted lines will appear followed by a flashing symbol After the symbol appears press the S button for 3 sec to switch control solution mode The ctl symbol indicates that the Meter will mark your current test as a Control Solution test Now you are ready to apply the Control Solution Discard the first drop of Control Solution and squeeze a small drop of Control Solution on a clean nonabsorbent surface such as a clean piece of wax paper Do no2. Easy Touch Control Solution Insert INTENDED USE The Control Solution is a desired aqueous glucose solution with small amounts of non reactive ingredients and food coloring for verifying the accuracy of the entire Blood Glucose Monitoring System The Control Solution test examines the performance of the Glucose Meter Test Strip and your operating techniques WHEN TO PERFORM A CONTROL SOLUTION TEST Easy Touch Control Solution can be used to verify that the Easy Touch Glucose Monitoring system is working correctly and giving accurate results The system is performing correctly if the control solution test result falls within the specific control solution range listed on your Test Strip vial You are encouraged to use Control Solution on a regular basis If you suspect your blood glucose test are not consistent with how you feel or your test are higher or lower than normal you may validate the performance of your test with Control Solution CONTROL SOLUTION CONTENTS Each Control Solution is provided as a buffered stabilized aqueous solution of desired D glucose containing a preservative and other non reactive ingredients The solutions are formulated to react equivalently to a whole blood sample containing approximate 50 110 or 300 mg dL glucose concentrations Actual lot specific ranges are printed on the Test Strip bottle label Control Solution mg dL mmol L Low 50 2 8 Normal 110 6 1 High 300 16 7
3. cified range please call MHC Medical Products LLC customer service line at 1 877 358 4342 or e mail us at info EasyTouchProducts com STORAGE AND STABILITY For best results store Control Solution at room temperature do not refrigerate Refer to the expiration date for stability The solution should NOT be used after the expiration date or 3 months after opening For in vitro diagnostic use only Made in Taiwan to Specifications of MHC Medical Products LLC Questions or Comments 8695 Seward Road Call 877 358 4342 B04Q101101 01 Rev date 12 2011 Fairfield OH 45011 www EasyTouchProducts com DAO80414 7
4. t apply Control Solution to the Test Strip directly from the bottle Bring the tip of the Test Strip to lightly touch the drop of Control Solution Control Solution is automatically pulled into the strip through the tip Hold until the meter beeps The meter will now being counting down from 5 to 1 and the Control Solution test result will appear CAUTION e Use the same model of Control Solution Test Strip and Glucose Meter e DO NOT apply Control Solution to the Test Strip directly from the bottle such operation could be leaded to contaminate and decrease the concentration of Control Solution You MUST place a drop of Control Solution on a clean nonabsorbent surface first 5 Compare the results with the Control Solution range printed on the Test Strip vial The results should fall within the specified range listed on the Test Strip vial COMPARING CONTROL SOLUTION RESULTS If the test result falls outside the specified range printed on the Test Strip vial repeat the test RESULTS FALLING OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIED RANGE MAY BE CAUSED BY e Error in performing the test e Control solution temperature is lower than 59 F 15 C or higher than 95 F 35 C e Expired or contaminated Control Solution e Expired or contaminated Test Strips e Meter malfunction If the problem persists the system may not be working properly DO NOT continue to use the system to test your blood glucose level If you continue to get results that fall outside the spe
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