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DO NOT:

• aempt to remove a cartridge during the tesng cycle. The force that would be necessary to do so

could damage the instrument. The message Cartridge Locked in Instrument. Do Not

Attempt to Remove the Cartridge. remains on the screen unl the instrument unlocks

the cartridge.

• use the instrument in environmental condions that exceed the operang temperature and humidity

specicaons.

• make any unauthorized repairs or modicaons to this product as this may cause personal injury or

damage to the unit.

NOTE:

• Protecon provided by this equipment may be impaired if used in a manner not specied by Abbo

Point of Care.

• Operators should use standard precauons whenever handling the instrument, cartridge, and

peripherals to protect themselves from blood-borne pathogens. Standard precauons, such as the

wearing of gloves, are designed to protect personnel from blood-borne pathogens and pathogens

from other body substances. These precauons are based on the assumpon that blood, body uids,

and ssue can contain infecous agents and should therefore be treated as biohazardous materials.

For more informaon, refer to the CDC/NIH manual Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical

Laboratories, 4th edion, 1999, or to the WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 2nd edion, 2003.

• The instrument can be rendered inoperave by damage caused by mishandling -- for example,

dropping the instrument.

• Clinical sengs that demand fail-safe tesng should have a backup instrument or test source

available.

• The instrument and its peripherals are not listed by any authority with respect to suitability for use in

oxygen-enriched atmospheres.

• Synchronizing the instrument date/me to a data manager with an incorrect date/me could render

the instrument unusable. To disable automac date/me synchronizaon, run the Set Clock ow and

uncheck the box Synchronize Clock with Data Manager. Then press Set Date/Time Manually and set

the correct date/me.

i-STAT Alinity — System Operaons Manual Art: 745527-01 Rev. N Rev. Date: 13-Oct-2022

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