BD BACTEC FX40 - 5.3.9 Culture - Vial Display

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Save button
Select to save any new or modified information to the database.
Clear button
Select to clear the information currently on the display (all 3 tabs).
Exit button
Select to exit the display and return to the Status display.
5.3.9 Culture – Vial Display
The Vial tab on the Culture display is primarily used to view or enter information about individual vials,
and to perform specialized functions related to vials. The following functions can be performed:
• Add information for a new vial (see field requirements below)
• Recall a vial to add or modify vial information (scan
or type in the vial sequence number to
recall data)
• Disassociate a vial from an accession num
ber (see Disassoc(iate) button below)
• Associate an orphan vial to an accession number
• Force a vial manually positive o
r negative (see Status below)
• View or print a vial plot (see Plot button below)
When new information is added, or a field is chan
ged, the field name appears highlighted until the
information is saved.
You cannot access Culture displays in an in
strument that is in degraded mode.
See Figure 5-10 for a sample Culture – Vial display.
To access Culture – Vial:
From the Status display, select Culture
From the Culture – Patient display, select the Vial tab
or
From the Status display, select View Stations
In the View Stations display, select the desired station
Select OK