Directions for a Medisense Lancet

Medisense lancets are a type of diabetic blood sampling lancet made by Abbott Pharmaceuticals. The lancets fit into a device that allows you to cleanly and quickly make a fingertip prick to draw a small blood sample for sugar testing. Proper preparation and usage is needed in order to safely get a blood sample.

Instructions

• 1

  Unscrew the threaded tip portion off of the auto lancet device. Remove the old lancet.

• 2

  Place a new lancet into the auto lancet device with the protective tip of the lancet facing outward.

• 3

  Carefully grasp the lancet tip and twist the protective cover off to expose the needle point. Screw the threaded tip back onto the auto lancet device to secure the lancet.

• 4

  Slowly turn the adjustment dial on the auto lancet device body to the comfort number you want to use. According to Abbott 1-2 is for soft or thin skin, for average skin use 3-4, and 4-5 for thick or calloused skin. Higher numbers offer deeper skin penetration.

• 5

  Clean and dry the finger tip you want to take a blood sample from. Hold the auto lancet device with the tip in one hand and the other end (the barrel of the device) in the other hand.

• 6

  Pull the barrel back away from the lancet tip. Pull until you feel a click. Release the barrel end and wait for the barrel to move back to the original position.

• 7

  Firmly place the lancet tip of the device over the fingerprint section of your testing finger.

• 8

  Press the trigger button on the lancet device with the other hand. Remove the tip from the test finger to allow blood to flow out for a sample.