BD PrepMate Automated Accessory - 2 Materials; Materials Provided; Materials Required but Not Provided; Equipment Required

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2 Materials
2.1 Materials provided
• BD PrepMate™ Automated Accessory and power cord(s)
• BD PrepMate™ specimen racks
2.2 Materials required but not provided
The following single-use only materials are available from Becton, Dickinson and Company:
• BD PrepMate™ Consumables Kit
• BD Syringing Pipettes
• BD Centrifuge tubes
• 12-place centrifuge tube holders
• BD SurePath™ Collection Vials
• BD Density Reagent
•BD CytoRich™ Clear Collection Vials
2.3 Equipment required
• Centrifuge (Various models are available-choose the model most appropriate for your
workload.)
3 BD PrepMate™ Automated Accessory Operating
Sequence
3.1 Operating sequence overview
The following steps summarize the BD PrepMate™ Automated Accessory operating sequence.
1 The user loads the BD PrepMate™ specimen rack with up to 12 specimens and processing
components.
2 The user loads the specimen rack into the BD PrepMate™ Automated Accessory and
presses START.
3 The BD PrepMate™ Automated Accessory mixes, transfers, and layers all specimens. See
Operating sequence details. A tone sounds to indicate that this portion of the cell
enrichment process is complete.
NOTE
If the instrument is used in a manner not specified by
Becton, Dickinson and Company, the protections provided by this
instrument may be impaired and warranty may be voided.