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9. SERVICE
The quality of the results and the reliability of the MYTHIC 22 are directly linked to the strict respect of
the maintenance hereafter described.
To perform the maintenance and the repair described in this section, it is mandatory to have
received adequate training, use the Orphee spare parts accordingly, to wear rubber gloves
and wash hands with a disinfectant after completion of work.
9.1 MAINTENANCE
9.1.1 Maintenance table
NOTA: This table is made for an average number of 50 samples per day. For more, please increase
proportionally the number of maintenances.
2 YEARS OR
25’000 SAMPLES
Needle o-ring replacement
Counting baths O-ring
replacement
Counting heads O-ring
replacement
replacement (frequency is
directly related to pistons
- Reagents level control: see section 5.3.
- Start up: see section 5.2.
- Automatic Cleaning: The cleaning is automatically performed by the MYTHIC 22 following the set up
defined by the Tech (see section 3.3.6) (the standard value is cleaning made every25 samples).
Change the frequency of the cleaning of the MYTHIC 22 (mean decrease the number, 15 for ex.) in case of
analyzes of pathological samples or if there are too many flags and too often.
- Concentrated cleaning: see the following section 9.1.2.
- Shut down: see section 5.11.
- Cover cleaning: Clean the cover above and around the sampling needle with a wet paper with a disinfectant
to eliminate the blood trace.
- Piston greasing: see section 9.1.3 please note that the correct and frequent greasing of the syringes
pistons extend the time between the syringes O-rings replacement.
NOTA: Maintenance information’s are registered in a log (see section 5.9).