Microsafe Tube

[Marty]

Today I tried to use the MICROSAFE capillary tube made by Hemosense for the first time. I failed to get enough blood on the test strip and had to stick again and use a Roche 70ul tube with a new strip. The MICROSAFE tube is only 15ul and thats cutting it very close. Any tips will be appreciated.

 

[Ross]

I've never had a problem getting enough blood into the tube, but I have had a couple of them that refused to release the blood causing me to stick again and use another tube. Maybe we should talk to hemosense about increasing the capacity a little and instilling some form of quality control of the products being distributed?

 

[geebee]

Marty,

Up until the last time I tested, I had used a different tube. This past time I also used the ones from Hemosense and had the same problem. Ruined 2 test strips (not enough sample error messages). I thought it was me. Now I know there is a problem.

I will send an email to Hemosense and QAS today. You should too and maybe we can get this fixed.

I am going to call QAS tomorrow and see if they still have the other style I used.

 

[Marty]

Marty,

Up until the last time I tested, I had used a different tube. This past time I also used the ones from Hemosense and had the same problem. Ruined 2 test strips (not enough sample error messages). I thought it was me. Now I know there is a problem.

I will send an email to Hemosense and QAS today. You should too and maybe we can get this fixed.

I am going to call QAS tomorrow and see if they still have the other style I used.

Thanks, Gina and Ross! Now I don't feel like such a klutz. My friend David Phillips is marketing boss at Hemosense. I'm going to message him about this.
You all do the same [email protected]

 

[geebee]

Thanks, Gina and Ross! Now I don't feel like such a klutz. My friend David Phillips is marketing boss at Hemosense. I'm going to message him about this.
You all do the same [email protected]

Done! Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Do you have to use tubes?

Do you have somebody else who can stick you?

As a diabetic who has to stick himself as well as 30 other people daily, I can suure you that it is much easier to do it on someone else. I never have used tubes in my clinic.

 

[geebee]

Al,

With the INRatio monitor it is very difficult to get a drop of blood to go into the test well. The capillary tubes allow the blood to be directed into the well and avoids errors. I wasted almost a box of test strips trying to use only a drop of blood. With the old tubes, I have not had any errors. The only recent errors I have had was when I switched the type of tubes to the MicroSafe.

 

[Guest]

Now I remember. Several years ago they wanted me to test the INRatio but I thought it was too complicated and didn't do it. With the CoaguChek you just get a drop of blood and touch it to the strip. But I guess if you don't already have one, you can't get one now.

I didn't like the Pro Time for a similar reason. I did test it and I even took it to a pharmacist's meeting and had a lot of others test it and they had a lot of difficulty getting the drop on, breaking the thing off etc.

 

[Marty]

Tubes not necessary for everybody

Tubes not necessary for everybody

I even had trouble with my Coaguchek when I first got it. Not too well coordinated I guess. I called Roche and told them the problem. They sent me a vial of capillary tubes and I have used them ever since. The HemosenseINRatio would be even harder to hit without tubes for me -at least. Its interesting that Roche and now Tapestry do not recommend capillary tubes in their training manual. I recently trained a man for them who bought a classic Coaguchek and only mentioned the tubes in passing in case he had trouble using the direct finger drop. He said he did not think it would be a problem.