Roche Cobas 4800 System User Manual

1 General
safety
information
cobas®
4800 System
Safety sunimary
Systeni Ivianual
Incorrect
resuits
due
to two barcode labels
or incorrect specimen
labeling
Incorrect
resuits
due to
two barcodes on the same
tube or mixing
up specimen
barcodes
CAUTION
Duplicate barcodes
are not accepted on the
system within
the
same run.
Take adequate
measures to avoid placing
incorrect
barcode on
specimen.
Make sure
that there is only one barcode
on each
specimen tube.
Incorrect resuits
due to
wrongly
typed
sample lOs
Incorrect
resuits due to
incorrect sample IDs
1f the
sample IDs are entered manually,
there
is
the
risk of making
spelling mistakes or
CAUTION
entering
wrong sample IDs.
After
printing the microwell plate
layout, compare the sample IDs
on the tubes with the
sample IDs
on the microwell plate Iayout.
1f you notice
a mistake, correct the mistake
in the
sample
ID column.
Then save the
work order file and use
the new printout for setting
up the
microwell plate.
Carryover
Incorrect
resuits
due to
carryover
Traces
of
analytes or reagents may be
carried over from
one test to
the next.
Take
adequate measures to prevent
carryover and
to avoid
potentially
false results.
When
any indication of potential
sources of contamiriation
is seen (e.g.
punctured
sealing film,
spilled reagents or samples,
etc.), or
if
manual sample
preparation
was
not
performed according
to good laboratory practice,
proper
decontamination
procedures
must
be
performed.
Hot surfaces
Personal injury
due to hot
surface
The heater/shaker
cradle on the
instrument
and
the
microwell plate holder,
the thermal
block cycler, the block
cycler
cover,
and the
Xenon lamp
on the analyzer are hot
while
operating.
Do not touch hot surfaces.
Malfunction due
to
interfering
electromagnetic
fields
Malfunction
of system and incorrect
results due
to interfering
electromagnetic
fields
Devices that emit
electromagnetic waves
may cause
the analyzer to malfunction.
The electromagnetic
environment should be
evaluated prior
to
operation of
the device.
Do not operate
this system in close
proximity
to sources of strong electromagnetic
fields (for example unshielded
intentional
RF sources),
as they may interfere with
proper operations.
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Diagnostics
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Roche Cobas 4800 System Specifications

General

Brand	Roche
Model	Cobas 4800 System
Category	Analytical Instruments
Language	English