Hologic Panther System - Table 90. Recommended Cleaning Agents

Panther System
®
Operator’s Manual
AW-17791-001 Rev. 002 (EN)
196
Maintenance
Agent Definition Used For
Alcohol 70% ethanol
70% isopropyl
alcohol solution
70% isopropyl
alcohol wipes
Cleaning the monitor and handheld barcode
scanner
Sodium
Hypochlorite
Solutions
2.5%–3.5%
sodium
hypochlorite or
prepared Bleach
Enhancer
solution
Laboratory: Cleaning work surfaces.
Panther System: Cleaning the external work
surfaces and the surfaces of the following
instrument components: Reagent Shield,
Reagent Bay, Sample Bay, Sample Shield,
Tip Drawers, TCR Cups, TCR Adapters,
Universal Fluids Drawer, NaOCl Bottle
(external surface), Waste Drawer, Liquid
Waste Container (external surface), Solid
Waste Container, instrument external surfaces
(excluding the monitor and handheld barcode
scanner), Reagent Racks and Sample Racks.
2.5%–3.5%
sodium
hypochlorite
solution
Laboratory: Sample spills.
Panther System: Cleaning the internal
surfaces of the following instrument
components: NaOCl Bottle and the Liquid
Waste Container.
Water DI water Rinsing external surfaces of the following
areas/components after cleaning with sodium
hypochlorite solutions:
l Cleaning work surfaces (see Preparing a
Clean Workspace on page 199)
l Surfaces of the Panther Tip Drawer (see
Step 2. Clean the Tip Drawers on page
203)
l Reagent Bay (see Step 3. Clean the
Reagent Bay on page 204)
Table 90. Recommended Cleaning Agents