OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCESSING COBAS AMPLICOR™ CT/NG
SAMPLES
ThinPrep 2000 Processor Operator’s Manual
5B.1
Chapter Five B
Operating Instructions for Processing COBAS
AMPLICOR™ CT/NG Samples
Note:
Refer to Chapter 5A, “Operating Instructions”, if
Chlamydia trachomatis
and
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
testing using the Roche Diagnostics COBAS AMPLICOR CT/NG test will
not
be performed on the residual specimen after a slide has been prepared using the
ThinPrep 2000 processor.
INTRODUCTION
This section provides instructions for operating the ThinPrep
®
2000 processor for processing
samples requiring microbiological testing using the Roche Diagnostics COBAS AMPLICOR
CT/NG test.
The following topics are covered in this section:
SECTION B:
Material Requirements 5B.2
SECTION C:
Pre-Operation Checklist 5B.4
SECTION D:
Overview of
Loading the ThinPrep 2000 Processor 5B.5
SECTION E:
Preparing the Filter Caps 5B.6
SECTION F:
Loading the Fixative Vial 5B.7
SECTION G:
Loading the ThinPrep Pap Test Filter 5B.8
SECTION H:
Loading the PreservCyt
®
Sample Vial 5B.10
SECTION I:
Loading the ThinPrep Microscope Slide 5B.11
SECTION J:
Closing the Door 5B.14
SECTION K:
Selecting and Initiating a Sequence 5B.15
SECTION L:
Unloading the PreservCyt Sample Vial 5B.18
SECTION M:
Unloading the ThinPrep Microscope Slide 5B.19
SECTION N:
Unloading the Filter Assembly 5B.20
SECTION O:
Interrupting the Slide Preparation Process 5B.21
SECTION P:
Status, Maintenance, and Test Screens 5B.22
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