Abbott i-STAT Alinity User Manual

Procedure for Performing ACT Controls
1. Press Power and allow instrument to power on.
Note: Aer powering 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. Three opons are
available. The default is Perform Unscheduled QC.
3. Touch the appropriate buon and connue to follow the prompts on the screen.
4. Prepare the control soluon as follows:
Note: Best pracce is to reconstute and use one level at a me.
A. Allow lyophilized plasma and diluent to stand at room temperature for 45 minutes.
B. Remove the cap and stopper from lyophilized plasma and remove the cap from the diluent vial.
C. Pour the enre contents of the diluent into the lyophilized plasma vial. Discard the empty vial.
D. Place the stopper back on the reconstuted control vial, closing the vial appropriately so that the
contents do not leak or spill.
E. Allow the vial to sit at room temperature for 1 minute.
F. Mix the contents of the vial by swirling gently for 1 minute, then inverng slowly for 30 seconds.
Note: T
o minimize foaming of the control sample, avoid vigorous or rapid mixing
moon.
G. Visually inspect the control vial to ensure the sample is fully reconstuted. If not, discard and
repeat from step A.
H. IMMEDIATELY:
• Transfer the soluon from the vial into the cartridge using a plasc transfer pipee or a non-
ancoagulated plasc syringe.
• Close the cartridge
• Insert the cartridge into the instrument.
Transferring the i-STAT ACT Control soluon
A plasc transfer pipee, plasc syringe, or plasc capillary tube with no ancoagulant is recommended
to transfer i-STAT ACT Control soluons from the vial to the i-STAT ACT cartridge.
To use a transfer device:
1. Place the end of the transfer device into the boom of the vial.
2. Slowly remove approximately 1cc of soluon from the vial into the transfer device.
• If air bubbles are connually drawn into the transfer device, or if a bubble is trapped near the p
of the transfer device, discard the vial and the transfer device.
3. Remove transfer device from the vial and expel one or two drops from the transfer device.
4. Place the end of the transfer device into the sample well of the cartridge and ll the cartridge to the
ll mark.
5. Close cartridge and begin tesng immediately.
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i-STAT Alinity — System Operaons Manual Art: 745533-01 Rev. H Rev. Date: 02-Nov-2022

Abbott i-STAT Alinity Specifications

General

Brand	Abbott
Model	i-STAT Alinity
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English