BD BACTEC™ FX Instrument User’s Manual
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Specimen Window, showing the following read-only information (left to right, for each specimen
associated to the patient record)
Positive vial indication (+ indicates at least one associated positive/manual positive vial)
Accession
Date
Time
Culture – Patient Display Buttons/Icons:
A binocular icon appears at the top left of the display when it is in search mode.
A patient icon with a plus sign appears at the top left of the display when it is in add mode.
This icon appears only when BD EpiCenter communications is disabled.
Select to disassociate a specimen (accession) from the patient record. The specimen to be
disassociated must be selected in the Specimen Window. If all specimens are disassociated
from the patient record, the record is removed from the database.
This button is active only when BD EpiCenter communications is disabled.
Select to save any new or modified information to the database.
Select to clear the information currently on the display (all 3 tabs).
Select to exit the display and return to the Status display.
Search Mode indicator
Add Mode indicator
Disassoc(iate) button
Save button
Clear button
Exit button