CardioChek Analyzer - User Guide

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CardioChek Analyzer - User Guide

Polymer Home Page CardioChek PA System

For Home Use

CardioChek Analyzer Testing Guide

1. Insert MEMo Chip.

Insert the MEMo Chip that matches the lot number on the test strip vial. Press either button ( enteror next) to turn the CardioChek Analyzer on.

Insert MEMo Chip.

Cholesterol Test Strip - This Side Up2. Insert Test strip.

Hold the test strip by the end with the horizontal raised lines. Insert the opposite end of the strip firmly into analyzer. Push the strip in as far as it will go. The analyzer will then display APPLY SAMPLE.

Insert MEMo Chip.

3. Stick finger.

Wipe the finger with an alcohol wipe, or wash hands with soap and warm water, and dry finger. Remove the cap from a lancet. Press lancet against side of finger until the lancet clicks.

Insert MEMo Chip.

4. Get a blood drop.

Massage the hand from the palm to the finger. The blood drop forms on the finger. Wipe away the first drop of blood with gauze. Then collect the blood for testing.

Insert MEMo Chip.

5. Collect blood drop.

Capillary Tube and Plunger:

Hold the blue-banded end of capillary tube and touch the blood drop to the black-banded end of the capillary tube. Hold tube horizontally or slightly downward. The capillary will fill with blood automatically until the blood reaches the black band. Make sure the capillary is filled to the black band and has no bubbles.

Insert MEMo Chip.

OR

5. Collect blood drop.

Plastic Capillary Blood Collector (pipet):

Hold the pipet in a horizontal or slightly downward position. Do not squeeze the bulb. Touch the tip of the pipet to the blood drop. Blood will automatically fill to the line. Make sure pipet is filled to the line and has no bubbles. Skip to Step 7: Dispense blood.

Insert MEMo Chip.

6. Insert plunger.

Capillary Tube and Plunger:

Insert black plunger into capillary end with blue band.

Insert MEMo Chip.

7. Dispense blood.

Capillary Tube and Plunger:

With APPLY SAMPLE displayed, hold capillary directly over the test strip white blood application window and push plunger down slowly and smoothly. Dispense all of the blood into the blood application window.

OR

Plastic Capillary Blood Collector:

With APPLY SAMPLE displayed, hold tip of the pipet directly over the test strip white blood application window. Squeeze bulb firmly to dispense all of the blood into the strip application window.

Insert MEMo Chip.

8. Wait / Read results.

In about two minutes, the CHOL result will appear on the display. Remove and discard strip. DO NOT add more blood to a test strip that has been used.

Insert MEMo Chip.

9. Prepare for next test.

If the CardioChek analyzer is on, and the last result is still on the display, or the display says RUN TEST, press the Enter button (left enter button with a circle on it). The CardioChek will display INSERT STRIP and you are ready to go back to Step 2 to perform another test.

CardioChek Home Use Information Links:

CardioChek Manual Multi-Chemistry Controls PTS PANELS Cholesterol Test Strips PTS PANELS Glucose Test Strips PTS PANELS HDL Cholesterol Controls PTS PANELS Ketone Test Strips PTS PANELS Triglycerides Test Strips

CardioChek Professional Use Information Links:

CardioChek PA Manual Accuracy Study CHOL and HDL Test Strips CHOL+LDL Panel Test Strips LDL Cholesterol Test Strips LDL Lipid Panel Test Strips LDL Lipid Panel Performance

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