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restricted license applies regardless of any additional offers found in Accu-Chek Advantage or Accu-Chek
Comfort Curve Test Strip packages. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of the restricted license,
you may return, at the place of purchase, the unused Accu-Chek Advantage System for a full refund. If you
have any questions, please call Accu-Chek Customer Care at 1-800-858-8072.
Except where prohibited by statute, all warranties covering the Accu-Chek Advantage System are voided by
use of the Accu-Chek Advantage System with any test strip or code keys other than Accu-Chek Advantage or
Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Test Strips or Code Keys.
Patent Information
This product is covered by US Patent Nos. 4,999,632; 4,999,582; 4,963,814; 5,508,171; 5,352,351;
5,405,511; 5,438,271; 5,997,817; 6,254,736; 6,270,637 (the latter three patents covering Accu-Chek
Comfort Curve Test Strips); 5,288,636; 5,627,075; 4,891,319; 5,762,770 (when used with Accu-Chek
Advantage Test Strips); 5,053,199; Re. 36,268 (when used with Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Test Strips); and
5,366,609. US Patent No. 4,891,319 is licensed from Quadrant Holdings Cambridge Limited. The Accu-Chek
Softclix Lancet Device is covered by US Patent Nos. 4,924,879 and Re. 35,803.
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CAUTION: A RESTRICTED LICENSE LIMITS USE OF THE ACCU-CHEK ADVANTAGE SYSTEM –
READ CAREFULLY THE LIMITATIONS RECITED BELOW.
The Accu-Chek Softclix Lancet Device and its use are protected by U.S. Patent Nos. 4,924,879 and Re.
35,803. A license to use the Accu-Chek Softclix Lancet Device is only granted when Accu-Chek Softclix
Lancets are used as a part of the Accu-Chek Softclix Lancet Device.
The Accu-Chek Advantage System (meter, including the code key, and test strips) and its use are protected by
US Patent Nos. 5,508,171; 5,053,199; 5,288,636; 5,405,511; 5,366,609; 5,762,770 (applies only to Accu-Chek
Advantage Test Strips); Re. 36,268 (applies to the Accu-Chek Advantage System when used with Accu-Chek
Comfort Curve Test Strips); and 5,352,351. A license to use the Accu-Chek Advantage System is only granted
when the Accu-Chek Advantage Meter is used with the Accu-Chek Advantage or Accu-Chek Comfort Curve
Test Strips and Accu-Chek Advantage or Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Code Keys. Accu-Chek Advantage and
Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Test Strips are provided with a specifically matched Accu-Chek Advantage or
Comfort Curve Code Key. These test strips and code keys are specifically manufactured for operation with the
Accu-Chek Advantage Meter. Use of other test strips with an unmatched code key or even with the matched
code key supplied by another manufacturer may prevent or impair the proper function of the Accu-Chek
Advantage System.
Using the Accu-Chek Advantage System indicates your acceptance of the restricted license to use the
Accu-Chek Advantage System only with Accu-Chek Advantage or Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Test Strips and the
Accu-Chek Advantage or Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Code Key. Further, if you have purchased an Accu-Chek
Advantage monitoring kit or an Accu-Chek Advantage Meter that includes this restricted license, then this
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