Roche Cobas 4800 System - Deepwell Plate; Reagent Reservoir Sizes

cobas®
4800 System
3
Hardware
Systern
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Jos trument
Reagent reservoir
sizes
The
reagent reservoirs are
available in two sizes:
• 200
mL
reagent reservoirs
• 50 mL
reagent reservoirs
Reagent
reservoirs
are placed in reagent reservoir
carriers.
For details about
reagent
reservoir
carriers, see
Reagent
reservoir
carriers
(p.
53)
•
The reagent reservoirs are
designed
for one
time
use. The
software tracks
the use of
the
reservoirs and rejects previously
used
reagent
reservoirs.
• Do not
fiN reagent reservoirs
above the maximal
filI height. A
sign within the reagent
reservoir indicates
the maximal
fili height.
• Always pour the
entire reagent vial in the
scanned reagent reservoir
to avoid
underfilling.
•
Handle filled
reservoirs
with particular care to
avoid spiashes and tipping
over.
•
It is advisable to pour the
reagent into the reservoir
in a
lengthwise movement
to
minimize
the risk of
spiashing
and resulting reagent
loss.
• Do
not pour reagents into
reservoirs that are already
placed
onto a reagent rack.
Always follow
the
scan-scan-pour-place
principle.
• Do not reuse
reagents from previous runs.
A 200 mL reagent
reservoir
B 50 mL reagent reservoir.
Figure
3-29 Reagent
reservoirs
Deepweli
plate
The
deepweil plate is used
for sample
processing.
The
deepweil
plate
hoids up to
96
samples.
The deepweil
plate is
placed
in the plate carrier on
position 1 prior to a run.
For details about the
plate
carrier, see Plate
carrier
(p.
55)
• The
deepweli plate is barcoded and
designed for
one time use.
The
software tracks
the
use of
the
plate and rejects
previously used deepweli
plates.
• Open the
primary packaging of the
deepweli
plate before use.
Open the packaging
only in a
clean
environment to
prevent
contamination
of the plate.
• Never touch the
weNs of a
deepweli
plate
to
avoid contamination.
•
Do not
seal the
deepwell plate
before
loading the
plate into
the
instrument.
Roche
Diagnostics
System
Manual . Version
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