NON-GYNECOLOGIC SAMPLE PREPARATION
5.2
ThinPrep™ 5000 Processor with AutoLoader Operator’s Manual
REQUIRED MATERIALS
From Hologic:
• CytoLyt
™
Solution
CytoLyt tubes
CytoLyt cups
CytoLyt bottles (bulk)
• PreservCyt
™
Solution
PreservCyt vials
PreservCyt bottles (bulk)
• Non-Gyn ThinPrep
™
filters (Blue)
• ThinPrep UroCyte
™
filter (Yellow) for the Vysis
®
UroVysion assay urine specimens
• ThinPrep UroCyte microscope slides for the Vysis UroVysion assay urine specimens
• ThinPrep UroCyte PreservCyt vials for the Vysis UroVysion assay urine specimens
• ThinPrep microscope slides
• ThinPrep 5000 processor with AutoLoader
• Vor te xo r
Note:
Refer to the
Ordering Information
in this operator’s manual for more information about
supplies and solutions from Hologic.
From Other Suppliers:
• 50-mL capacity centrifuge (free swing basket)
• Centrifuge tubes, 50 mL
• Plastic transfer pipettes, 1 mL, graduated
• Balanced electrolyte solutions
• Slide staining system and reagents
• Standard laboratory fixative
• Coverslips and mounting media
• Blender (optional)
• Glacial acetic acid (
troubleshooting only
)
• DiThioThreitol (DTT, optional, mucoid samples only)
WARNING:
Do not process a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimen or other sample type that is
suspected of possessing prion infectivity (PrPsc) derived from a person with a TSE, such as
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, on the ThinPrep 5000 processor with AutoLoader. A TSE-contaminated
processor cannot be effectively decontaminated and therefore must be properly disposed of in
order to avoid potential harm to users of the processor or service personnel.
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