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Operator’s Manual – OPTI CCA-TS2 5-9
5 SAMPLE HANDLING AND PATIENT TESTING
Fig. 5-12 Mix and place sample
9. The <Patient Data> entry screen (Fig. 5-11)
contains the information that was congured in
<Setup> (Section 3.2.2.1).
The following options are set by default:
• Patient ID (25 alphanumeric characters)
• Accession No. (25 alphanumeric characters)
 • Date of Birth (DOB)
• Temperature (default value 37.0 °C)
• Sex (unknown, male or female)
NOTE:PatientIDsandAccessionNos.maybe
enteredfromthisscreenusingthebarcode
scanner.
10. To enter patient data, press (Fig. 5-11).
Use the alphanumeric keypad to type in the
desired information.
11. Pressing will access subsequent
patient data entry screens, if congured in
<Setup> (Section 3.2.2.1).
NOTE:Ifpatientdataparametershavebeensetup
as<Required>,youwillnotbeabletoexit
theResultsscreenuntilthatinformationhas
beenentered.
12. Press when you are nished editing
patient info.
13. After the successful calibration the status light
will stop blinking, and the display will prompt
you to mix and place the sample (Fig. 5-12).
Mix the syringe sample well by rolling it
between the palms of your hands and inverting
end over end.
• Sedimentation of blood cells causes
alteration of tHb
values. Therefore mix the
sample well just prior to analysis.
14. Attach the sample to the cassette llport
using a syringe and adapter, capillary or
ComfortSampler, and press
(Fig. 5-12).
• When using a syringe, make sure the red
syringe adapter is not touching the syringe
plunger.
Fig. 5-11 Edit Patient Data