Quality Check Failure Resoluons
Resoluons
A Navigate to the Home Screen, then touch More Opons. Touch Instrument Status and assess
the instrument's temperature. Move the instrument to an appropriate environment.
B Perform an Electronic Simulator test. If the test results in a PASS, the instrument is ready for use
otherwise contact system administrator for further instrucon.
C Repeat Electronic Simulator tesng. If the test results in a PASS, the instrument is ready for use
otherwise contact system administrator for further instrucon.
D Contact the system administrator for further instrucon.
E Do not collect the sample for this cartridge in a device that contains ancoagulant. Draw new
sample. Repeat tesng with a freshly lled cartridge. Carefully observe the help provided
throughout the tesng pathway. If the same quality check failure displays, contact the system
administrator for further instrucon.
F Prepare a new bole of material per the manufacturer's instrucon. Repeat tesng with a
freshly lled cartridge. Carefully observe the help provided throughout the tesng pathway. If
the same quality check failure displays, contact the system administrator for further instrucon.
G Repeat tesng with a freshly lled cartridge. Carefully observe the help provided throughout the
tesng pathway. If the same quality check failure displays, contact the system administrator for
further instrucon.
H When lling a cartridge, use care to advance blood to the level indicated by the 'll to' arrow.
Repeat tesng with a freshly lled cartridge. Carefully observe the help provided throughout the
tesng pathway. If the same quality check failure displays, contact the system administrator for
further instrucon.
I Instrument did not reset correctly. Perform an electronic simulator test. If the test results in a
PASS, the instrument is ready for use otherwise contact system administrator for further
instrucon.
J The simulator was not fully inserted. Repeat tesng. Make sure that the cover retaining ring
does not interfere with Electronic Simulator inseron. Ensure the Simulator is fully inserted. The
Simulator is fully inserted when the click is heard. If the same quality check failure displays,
contact the system administrator for further instrucon.
K Always scan the barcode found on the pouch that contained the cartridge in use. Scanning any
other barcode can cause this error. Repeat tesng with a freshly lled cartridge. Carefully
observe the help provided throughout the tesng pathway. If the same quality check failure
displays, contact the system administrator for further instrucon.
L A cartridge was detected when an Electronic Simulator was expected. Repeat tesng ensuring to
insert an Electronic Simulator. Make sure that the cover retaining ring does not interfere with
Simulator inseron. Ensure the Simulator is fully inserted. The Simulator is fully inserted when
the click is heard. If the same quality check failure displays, contact the system administrator for
further instrucon.
M Reserved for future use.
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i-STAT Alinity — System Operaons Manual Art: 745527-01 Rev. N Rev. Date: 13-Oct-2022