Idexx Filta-Max xpress User Manual

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Filta-Max xpress Operator’s Guide
Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................5
Safety ...........................................................................................................................................................5
Compliance .................................................................................................................................................5
Warnings ......................................................................................................................................................6
Components ...........................................................................................................................................7
Pressure Elution Station...............................................................................................................................7
Pressure Elution Station system ..................................................................................................................8
Specifications .........................................................................................................................................9
Technical specifications ...............................................................................................................................9
Environmental conditions ............................................................................................................................9
Equipment, consumables, and reagents ...............................................................................................9
Equipment and consumables not supplied by IDEXX ................................................................................ 9
Equipment and consumables available from IDEXX ..................................................................................9
Setting up the Pressure Elution Station ..............................................................................................10
Location .....................................................................................................................................................10
Power connection ......................................................................................................................................10
Connecting the air supply ..........................................................................................................................10
Using your facility’s air supply ...................................................................................................................10
Connecting an air compressor to the hose kit ..........................................................................................10
Checking the pressure regulator setting ...................................................................................................11
Assembling sampling and filtering equipment ...................................................................................12
Sampling .................................................................................................................................................... 12
Operating pressure .................................................................................................................................... 12
Assembling the Filter Module and filtering the sample .............................................................................13
Operating the Pressure Elution Station ...............................................................................................13
Preparing the buffer solution .....................................................................................................................13
Performing the initial system check ...........................................................................................................14
Transferring Filter Modules to an alternative housing ................................................................................15
Understanding the control panel ...............................................................................................................15
Eluting the sample .....................................................................................................................................16
Concentrating the eluates and resuspending the pellet before IMS ........................................................ 17
Purging the buffer solution ........................................................................................................................19

Idexx Filta-Max xpress Specifications

General

Brand	Idexx
Model	Filta-Max xpress
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English