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Causes
10 Sample was rejected during the tesng cycle. Probable causes:
• Microclots in the sample
• Snap closure not secure
11 Reserved for future use.
12 Excess sample was added to the cartridge. When lling the cartridge, the sample advanced past
the level indicated by the 'll to' arrow.
13 An insucient amount of sample was used to ll the cartridge. When lling the cartridge, the
sample did not reach the level indicated by the 'll to' arrow.
14 Cartridge was rejected. Probable cause:
• Instrument cannot lock cartridge in place to begin tesng
15 Cartridge was rejected. Probable causes:
• Instrument cannot lock cartridge in place to begin tesng
• Debris on cartridge
16 Sample was rejected during the tesng cycle. Probable causes:
• Bubbles in the sample
• Insucient mixing of sample used to ll the cartridge
• Wrong sample type
17 Cartridge was rejected during the tesng cycle. Probable causes:
• Excess sample was added to the cartridge
• Used cartridge inserted
18 Cartridge was rejected during the tesng cycle. Probable causes:
• Bubbles in the sample
• Microclots in the sample
• Used cartridge inserted
• Snap closure not secure
• Too lile sample used to ll the cartridge
19 Cartridge was rejected during the tesng cycle. Probable causes:
• Cartridge pouch opened too soon aer removal from refrigerator
• Cartridge not lled immediately aer opening pouch
20 Cartridge was rejected during the tesng cycle. Probable causes:
• Excess sample was added to the cartridge
• Operator pressed too hard on the center of the cartridge
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i-STAT Alinity — System Operaons Manual Art: 745527-01 Rev. N Rev. Date: 13-Oct-2022