208 Disposing of the meterFarbe: P 249 – Prüfmittelnummer: 20315209System components1615 Disposing of the meter 16 System componentsDuring blood glucose testing the meter itself may come into contactwith blood. Used meters therefore carry a risk of infection. Please dis-pose of your used meter - after removing the batteries - according tothe regulations applicable in your country. For information about correctdisposal please contact your local council or authority.The meter falls outside the scope of the European Directive 2002/96/EC(Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment).Use only Accu-Chek Compact test strips for testing with the Accu-ChekCompact Plus meter. These are available from your pharmacist.Use only Accu-Chek Compact Autocontrol control solutions to performperformance checks on your Accu-Chek Compact Plus meter.Only use Accu-Chek Softclix lancets in your Accu-Chek Softclix Pluslancing device. The lancets are available in various pack sizes.If you wish to use blood from alternate sites (such as the base of thethumb, forearm, upper arm, calf or thigh), you need a special, transpar-ent AST cap to obtain blood using the Accu-Chek Softclix Plus lancingdevice. It is available through Accu-Chek Customer Care at1-800-363-7949.For healthcare professionals we recommend the Accu-Chek Softclix Prolancing device (with special Accu-Chek Softclix Pro lancets), or theAccu-Chek Safe-T-Pro Plus or Accu-Chek Safe-T-Pro Uno disposablelancing devices.
