Preparing your lancing device:
1. Remove the lancing device cap
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- Remove the cap by rotating it and then pulling it straight off the device.
2. Insert a sterile lancet into the lancing device
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- Align the lancet as shown here, so that the lancet fits into the lancet holder. Push the lancet into the device until it snaps into place and is fully seated in the holder.
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- Twist the protective cover one full turn until it separates from the lancet. Save the protective cover for lancet removal and disposal.
3. Replace the lancing device cap
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- Place the cap back onto the device; turn the cap or push the cap straight on to secure it.
- Ensure the cap is aligned as shown in the image.
4. Adjust the depth setting
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- The device has 13 puncture depth settings (each dot shown between numbers 1 to 7 on the Depth Wheel indicates an additional available depth setting). Adjust the depth by turning the depth wheel. Smaller numbers are for a shallower puncture and larger numbers for a deeper puncture.
- NOTE: Try a shallower setting first and increase the depth until you find the one deep enough to get a blood sample of the proper size.
5. Cock the lancing device
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- Pull the slider back until it clicks. If it does not click, it may already have been cocked when you inserted the lancet.
