IRIS iChemVelocity

5 Quality Control
301-7146 English Rev B 11/02/2011 Operator’s Manual NA 90
Running QC
Items required: Urine Control CA/CB/CC (REF 800-7211), Control Rack,
sample tubes, protective gloves.
1. Make sure there are enough Test Strips in the Test Strip Provider.
2. Prepare Control Tubes according to the directions on the package
insert.
3. Color-coded reagents and color-coded control rack inserts eliminates
mistakes in control set-up. Place the controls in the following
positions onto the Control Rack:
Position
Insert
Color
Volume
Contents
Function
Barcode
8
3 mL
CA Control
Primary control
No
9
3 mL
CB Control
Primary control
No
10
3 mL
CC Control
Primary control
No
4. Place the rack on the Sampler.
5. The system compares the expiration date of the QC material and
chemistry strip to the current instrument date/time, to verify that the
material or chemistry strip is valid for use.
6. If an expired material was used, the system will display a red alarm for
the iChem VELOCITY only, and sample processing cannot be
performed.
7. A manager user can enable the ‘Expired Consumable Lockout
Override’ function in order to run samples on the instrument, see
Expired Consumable Lockout Override.
8. When control testing is completed, the results are sent to the LIS
and/or printed as indicated in Settings.
9. The results will also automatically move to the QC Review and QC
Statistics screens.