Caution
: Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician, or any other
practitioner licensed by the law of the State in which the practitioner practices to use or order the use of
the device and are trained and experienced in the use of the ThinPrep
™
5000 processor.
Preparation of microscope slides using the ThinPrep 5000 processor should be performed only by
personnel who have been trained by Hologic or by organizations or individuals designated by
Hologic.
Evaluation of microscope slides produced with the ThinPrep 5000 processor should be performed only
by cytotechnologists and pathologists who have been trained to evaluate ThinPrep-prepared slides by
Hologic or by organizations or individuals designated by Hologic.
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Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Document Number: AW-22290-002 Rev. 003
1-2022