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Electronic value assignment sheets (eVAS or ReVAS) may be downloaded to a customized instrument via
the Abbo Managed Server, the SDi, or USB. See the System Operaons Manual for informaon and
instrucon on creang customizaon proles. Selecon of eVAS or ReVAS must be made during the
creaon of the prole.
Note: Follow facility policy regarding control results that do not fall within assigned
ranges.
Disposal
Check with authories for local, state, and/or naonal requirements for disposal.
Procedure for Tesng
Prerequisites
• Ampules, cartridges, and instruments must be at the same temperature.
• Controls soluons require dierent temperature stabilizaon mes depending on whether PO
2
is to
be measured. If PO
2
is to be measured, equilibrate the ampule for 4 hours. If not, equilibrate the
ampule for approximately 30 minutes at room (ambient) temperature.
• Do not use the soluon le in a syringe, ampule or capillary tube for addional tesng of cartridges
that contain sensors for iCa, pH, PCO
2
or PO
2
. However, cartridges without these sensors may be
tested with remaining uids if within 10 minutes of opening the ampule.
• Since aqueous based soluons such as controls lack the buering capabilies of whole blood, the
transfer process from ampule to cartridge must be more expedient than with a paent sample.
Performing Quality Control Tesng
1. Press Power and allow instrument to power on.
Note: Aer po
wering on the instrument, one or more alert messages may display.
Read the message carefully and perform the funcons necessary to evaluate and/or
clear the alert. The Home screen will display when the alerts have been successfully
managed.
2. From the Home screen touch More Opons > Quality Opons > Quality Control. Select the buon
that is appropriate for the tesng. Connue to follow the prompts on the screen. There are three
pathways available for performing liquid QC tests. The default is unscheduled. The other two opons
are available when the instrument is customized by the system administrator (see the Customizaon
Workspace for i‑STAT (AlinIQ CWi)).
3. Enter the required informaon by following the prompts on the screen. Prepare the cartridge and
control soluon for tesng.
4. Shake the ampule vigorously for 5 to 10 seconds to equilibrate the liquid and gas phases. To shake,
hold the ampule at the p and boom with forenger and thumb to minimize increasing the
temperature of the soluon. If necessary, tap the p of the ampule to send soluon back into the
boom secon of the ampule.
5. Protect ngers with gauze, ssue or glove, or use an ampule breaker to snap o the p of the ampule
at the neck.
6. Immediately transfer the soluon from the ampule into a capillary tube or syringe (refer to
informaon for transferring the control soluon, below), and then immediately transfer the soluon
into a cartridge. Help graphics on the instrument show the transfer of control material to the
cartridge via a syringe with a blunt p needle.
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