Abbott Diagnostics Aeroset - Loading the Patient Samples to Run on the FastTrack Sampler

Basic Steps to Order and Run a Sample
AEROSET
®
Customer Training Guide 2-23
94858-103 — July 2003
Loading the Patient Samples to Run on the FastTrack™ Sampler
WARNING: Potential Biohazard. Refer to Appendix,
Hazards of this manual.
When loading samples, ensure that the following conditions are met:
• Prior to loading a tube, verify that the size of the tube is listed as an
acceptable sample container.
• Ensure there is sufficient sample volume to run the ordered tests
plus any anticipated reruns.
– For primary tubes ensure that there is sufficient
sample volume for the assays to be measured, plus
½ inch (13 mm) of sample above the clot, gel
separator, or plasma/red cell interface. If the specimen
volume is less than ½ inch (13 mm), transfer the
specimen into a sample cup.
– For a sample cup used in conjunction with a 100 mm
(height) sample tube, do not fill the specimen in the
cup above the height of the tube.
The following table provides the minimum sample volume required in a
sample cup. The minimum volume required is dependent upon the
largest possible aspiration volume of an assay pair ordered on the
sample.
½ inch
(13 mm)
of sample
Top of clot, gel,
or plasma/red cell
interface
Sample