ThinPrep™ 5000 Processor with AutoLoader Operator’s Manual
1.7
INTRODUCTION
Components
Key system components include the ThinPrep 5000 processor with AutoLoader, PreservCyt Solution
sample vials in vial trays, input carousel, fixative baths, filters and microscope slides in slide
cassettes.
The system is operated via a touch screen graphic user interface. The interface is available in several
languages, via a user preference.
All specimen samples are collected into PreservCyt Solution vials. The sample vial is labeled with an
accession number. (For samples run via Small Batch mode, the corresponding ThinPrep microscope
slides must be pre-labeled with matching accession numbers.) Vial trays, slide cassettes and filter
trays are loaded into the instrument. The carousel is placed into the ThinPrep 5000 processor
compartment. Fixative baths containing a staining rack and fixative alcohol are placed into the
output compartment. Each bath holds up to 20 processed slides.
Close the doors and select the type of sample to process and press Start.
* After 1 hour 4.7 log reduction
** After 1 hour 5.7 log reduction
*** Data is for 5 minutes
† Organisms were tested with similar organisms from the same genus to assess
antimicrobial effectiveness
Note:
All log reduction values with a ≥ designation yielded undetectable
microbial presence after exposure to PreservCyt Solution. The listed
values represent the minimum allowable claim given the initial
concentration and the detection limit of the quantitative method.
Organism Initial Concentration
Log Reduction After
15 Minutes
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