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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT
ANALYZER
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3) If the tube holder door is closed, click to open it.
4) Two tube holders, each with slots of four different sizes, accommodate various
sized specimen tubes, micro collection devices, and control vials.
a) Tube holder #1 has one dot in its center; tube holder #2 has two dots.
b) Sample positions within the tube holder are notched to correlate with the
number assigned to that position; for example, sample position 3 has three
notches next to its tube slot.
c) Slot numbering sequence is counterclockwise.
d) Indentations on the side of the tube holders are sensed by switches in the
Cap-Pierce module to determine which tube holder is inserted and the size
of the tube slot located in the piercing position.
e) Software settings for each slot determine how far the sampling probe
moves down into the specimen.
5) Each type tube/vial has an assigned slot in a tube holder.
a) Refer to
Appendix D.3 TUBES FOR USE IN THE TUBE HOLDER (FOR MANUAL
MODE)
, for the list of whole-blood collection devices and control vials
compatible with the Cap-Pierce module.
b) Beckman Coulter does not guarantee the performance of any tube in the
Cap-Pierce module other than those listed.
c) The list is not a recommendation for using one tube in preference to
another nor does it guarantee the acceptability of the specimen tube to
produce quality results.
6) The tube holders are interchangeable.
a) To remove a tube holder, lower the tube holder door and pull the holder
off the metal shaft.
b) To install a tube holder, slide the desired holder over the metal shaft then
rotate the tube holder until the correct slot is at the piercing position.
c) Leave a tube holder installed.
7) The correct piercing position is with the tube slot at 12 o’clock.
a) The tube holder can be rotated manually in either direction to bring the
tube slot to the correct position.
b) The specimen collection device must be in the slot at the 12 o’clock
piercing position for a sample to be aspirated.
c) Either an open vial or a closed vial with a pierceable cap can be placed in
the piercing position.
8) For evacuated collection tubes, micro-collection devices, and calibrator vials
without pierceable stoppers or caps:
a) The stopper/cap must be removed prior to open-vial sampling.
b) Open-vial sampling increases the Operator’s exposure to the whole-blood
specimen which is considered a biohazardous material.
9) The tube-holder door has three positions: open, closed, and sampling.
a) An open door allows you to load a specimen in the tube holder.
b) A closed door is normal for all operations except using the Manual mode.
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