Hologic thinprep 2000 - PREPARING THE FILTER CAPS

5A5B
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCESSING COBAS AMPLICOR™ CT/NG
SAMPLES
5B.6 ThinPrep 2000 Processor Operator’s Manual
PREPARING THE FILTER CAPS
1. Put on a clean pair of laboratory gloves. (Figure 5B-3.)
Figure 5B-3 Put On Clean Laboratory Gloves
2. Remove one of the filter caps and allow excess bleach to drip from the cap back into the bleach
bath.
3. Dip the filter cap into the distilled water bath three (3) times. Ensure the cap is completely cov-
ered by the water each time.
4. Dry the cap with paper towel.
5. Place the filter cap with filter seal O-Rings facing upward on a clean 4”x4” (10 x 10 cm) BloodBloc
Super Absorbent Wipe. The filter O-rings should be lightly greased. Refer to “FILTER CAP O-
RING LUBRICATION” on page 7.5.
6. If the O-rings were greased, change to a clean pair of laboratory gloves.
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