Bayer HealthCare MICROLET 2 User Manual

6. Place the MICROLET2 lancing de-
vice firmly against
the puncture site

and press the blue
release button. The
sides of the finger­tips may be more
comfortable.
NOTE: If you need to
re-cock the lancing
device, grip, pull or
push until device clicks
as shown, and release.

7. To help form the blood drop,
wait a few seconds,
then stroke your
hand and finger
toward the punc­ture site. Do not
squeeze around the
puncture site.

8. Test immediately after the blood
drop has formed.

9. Wipe the puncture site with a clean,
dry tissue and maintain pressure on
the site until the bleeding stops.

10. To remove the used lancet,
carefully remove the endcap by

holding the endcap dial and snapping
the endcap off.
Place the protective cap that you
saved when you loaded the lancet on
a flat surface with the Bayer logo face
down. With the used lancet still in the

4. Replace the adjustable endcap.

5. Select any of the five puncture
depth settings by rotating the dial

on the endcap to a smaller drop for
a shallower puncture or larger drop
for a deeper puncture. Adjusting the
amount of pressure applied to the
puncture site will also affect punc­ture depth.

Clean your MICROLET2 lancing
device after every

use with a solution
of water and mild
detergent or a solu­tion of nine parts
water and one part
bleach. Slightly moisten a tissue

MICROLET2 lancing
device, push the

lancet into the
center of the cap.
Point the device

toward a container
for sharp objects (an
empty plastic bottle with a lid will
work.) Label the container properly
and keep out of the reach of children.
While pressing the
blue release button

, firmly pull
the blue cocking
handle

past re­sistance and the
lancet will fall into
the container.

Replace the end­cap.

with the solution. Important: Avoid
excess moisture. Remove the

endcap. Clean the exterior of the
device and interior and exterior of
the endcap. Wipe dry with a tissue
before use. Replace the endcap.

To contact Customer Service

If you need assistance or have ques­tions about blood glucose testing,
please contact Bayer Diabetes Care
Helpline at 1-800-268-7200.

Blue

Cocking

Handle

Blue Release
Button

Grip Indent

Lancet
Holder

Adjustable Endcap

Endcap Dial

Lancet

Protective Cap

Bayer’s MICROLET®2 lancing de­vice is used for obtaining capillary
blood samples from the fi ngertip.

Lancing device made in U.S.A.

Bayer, the Bayer Cross and M

ICROLET

are trademarks of Bayer

AG, used under license by Bayer HealthCare LLC and Bayer Inc.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:

1. Prepare the puncture site. Wash

your hands with soap and warm water.
This helps increase blood fl ow to the
fi ngertips. Rinse and dry thoroughly.

2. Remove the endcap.

In one hand, hold the M

ICROLET2

lancing device with your thumb on
the grip indent as shown above. In
your other hand, hold the endcap dial
and gently snap off the endcap from
top to bottom.

IMPORTANT: Do not use the same

M

ICROLET

2 lancing device on

more than one person.

3. Hold a MICROLET lancet and ro­tate the protective
cap 1/4 turn but do

not remove. Always
use M

ICROLET

lancets for best operation.

Firmly push the
lancet straight into

the lancet holder.
After you hear or
feel the “click”, con­tinue pushing until
the lancet comes to
a complete stop. Twist off the
protective cap and save for disposal
of used lancet.

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One Hand

Cocking

Two Hand

Cocking

Complete

Stop

Incomplete

Stop

Shallow

Puncture

Deep

Puncture

Potential Biohazard: Always dis­pose of the used lancet properly
to prevent injury or contamination
to others. Use a new M

ICROLET

lan-

cet each time you test

. After the
lancet is used, it is no longer ster­ile and has the potential to spread
infection. All products or objects
which come in contact with human
blood, even after cleaning, should
be handled as if capable of trans­mitting viral diseases.

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Rev. 5/08

Distributed by:
Bayer Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
M9W 1G6 Canada

Manufactured by:
Bayer HealthCare LLC
Subsidiary of Bayer Corporation
Mishawaka, IN 46544 U.S.A.

= Do Not Reuse

= Sterile

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Microlet

LANCING DEVICE