Chapter 4 – How to Use the Illuminator
Section 4.12 – Questions and Answers
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Q & A What should you do if one of the chambers cannot be used?
• When one of the chambers cannot be used, you may use
the other chamber, if the ‘Run Treatment’ choice is offered.
This screen will show a number for the chamber that can be
used and an ‘X’ for the chamber that cannot be used. Some
problems are such that no treatment may be performed, so
the ‘Run Treatment’ choice is not offered. Call your
authorized service representative for assistance.
Q & A
What if the containers are not removed from the illuminator within
the required amount of time?
• The treatment record will be marked as Incomplete. Follow
your center guidelines or contact the medical director, to
determine if the product is acceptable.
Q & A
What should you do if you are unable to locate a treatment
record?
• To locate a treatment record in the illuminator, refer to
Section 4.9, Optional Printing Treatment Reports and
Additional Labels. See Specific Record for details on how to
find a treatment record. If you cannot locate a record for a
given product, follow your center’s guidelines, or contact the
medical director. The status of a blood product cannot be
determined without a treatment record, and should be
regarded as Incomplete.
Q & A
What should you do if a treatment record is marked as Incomplete?
• Follow your center’s guidelines or contact the medical
director, since the pathogen inactivation process has not
been validated for products recorded as Incomplete.
Q & A
Why would a label be placed on the illumination container after
treatment?
• If there are multiple illuminators at a blood center or a single
illuminator for treating plasma, means must be employed to
protect against release of a double illuminated blood
product.
• The label applied to the illumination container after
treatment, provides visual evidence that the unit received
partial or complete treatment in the illuminator, and should
not be re-illuminated.
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