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BD BACTEC™ FX40 Instrument User’s Manual
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To enter a Collection Date/Time, select Set. In the Set Date and Time window, select the Up or
Down Arrow in the Month, Day, or Year field. To set the time, select the Up or Down Arrow in the
Hour or Minute field. For USA locations, select the a.m./p.m. Drop Down Arrow to select a.m. or
p.m. Select OK when complete to set the Date/Time.
Select Save to save the information.
Modifying specimen data:
You can modify hospital Service and Collection Date/Time in a specimen record.
Recall the desired specimen record in the Culture – Specimen display.
• To modify the hospital Service, select the Service field.
The onscreen keyboard appears.
Enter the Service from which the specimen was collected, then select ENTER.
Select Save to save the information.
• To modify the Collection Date/Time, select Set. The Set Date and Time window appears.
To set the date, select the Up or Down Arrow in the Month, Day, or Year field.
To set the time, select the Up or Down Arrow in the Hour or Minute field. For USA
locations, also select the a.m./p.m. Drop-down Arrow to select the new value.
Select OK when complete to set the Date/Time.
Select Save to save the information.
Disassociating specimens from patient records:
Recall the desired patient record (see below, Recalling patient records).
In the specimen window, select the specimen to be disassociated. Only one specimen can be
disassociated at a time.
Select Disassoc(iate). When the message appears, select Yes to complete the disassociation.
If all specimens are disassociated from the patient record, the patient record is removed from the
database.
Note that in a BD EpiCenter™ configuration, you cannot disassociate a specimen from a patient
record. This operation can only be performed at the BD EpiCenter™ system.
Disassociating vials from specimen records:
Recall the desired specimen record in the Culture – Specimen display.
In the vial window, select the vial to be disassociated.
Select Disassoc(iate). When the message appears, select Yes to complete the disassociation.
That vial is disassociated and becomes an orphan.