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Anonymous Vial Entry
Vials can be placed into available (GREEN indicator) stations without being scanned into the
instrument. Vials that are not scanned into the instrument are called anonymous vials. Anonymous
vials are recognized by the instrument when they are placed in stations, but are assigned an
unknown medium type and default protocol of 5 days. Anonymous vials are evaluated with general
positivity criteria. They cannot use the specific positivity criteria tied to the characteristics of the
medium since the instrument does not know the medium type.
BD recommends that at some point you identify these anonymous vials to the system using the
ID(entify) Anonymous vials activity. The instrument is able to apply medium specific positivity
criteria when the medium type is known, and can apply these specific criteria to collected test
readings. In addition, the protocol is adjusted, if necessary, to the default for that medium type
once the vial is identified.
Ongoing anonymous vials that reach the end of their protocol must be identified before the
instrument will assign a Negative status.
If an instrument in a BD EpiCenter configuration is in degraded mode, vials can only be entered as
anonymous vials until communications with BD EpiCenter are re-established.
To identify anonymous vials:
• Select a drawer that has anonymous stations, and open that drawer.
• Remove a vial from a FLASHING YELLOW or FLASHING YELLOW/FLASHING RED
(alternating) station, or select Identify Anonymous on the Status display.
• The ID Anonymous display appears and the barcode scanner turns on; Station and Status
information for the vial are shown.
• Scan the vial sequence barcode label.
• The Sequence, Medium, default Protocol, and TIP (Time in Protocol) or TTD (Time to
Detection) are automatically entered.
• Scan or enter the Accession (if accession barcoding is enabled).
• To change the protocol select Modify, then select the Up Arrow to increase or Down
Arrow to decrease the protocol length.
• If you are returning the vial to the instrument, place it in the FLASHING GREEN station
(station from which the vial was pulled). If you are not returning the vial to the instrument,
select Save. You must do one or the other to retain the vial information.
• Add the desired demographic information in the Culture display(s).
You cannot identify anonymous vials in an instrument that is in degraded mode.
NOTE
Once an anonymous vial has been placed in the instrument, do not
remove the vial and reenter it without identifying it (ID Anonymous
activity). All test readings are discarded if you remove the vial
without identifying it.
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