Siemens ADVIA 1800 - Cleaning or replacing the wash solution reagent containers (53 - 56)

140 ADVIA 1800 Operator’s Guide
Cleaning or replacing the wash solution reagent containers (53 – 56)
Materials required:
• 5 reagent wedges, empty, 70-mL
(optional)
• Probe Wash 1
• Probe Wash 2
• 10% Cuvette Wash solution
• 5% Probe Wash solution
Time: 10 minutes
Analyzer mode: READY
BIOHAZARD
Wear personal protective equipment.
Use universal precautions.
WARNING
Before handling any reagents, read the warnings on page 196
1. Remove the wash solution reagent containers from RTT1 and RTT2, positions
53 – 56.
2. Replace the containers with new ones or clean the old containers with DI water.
3. Refill the containers with fresh solutions as specified in the table below.
RTT1/2 Position Wash Solution
53
Probe Wash 1
54 Probe Wash 2
55
10% Cuvette Wash
56 DI Water
Cuvette wash and cuvette conditioner usage
Cuvette Wash
Solution Approximate
Volume Used
During Wash 2
Number of
Aspirations
Volume of Undiluted
Cuvette Wash Used
10% Cuvette Wash DPP = 7.2 mL
RPP1 = 23 mL
RPP2 = 23 mL
240 aspirations from
RTT1 and RTT2 pos
55
5.5 mL (approx)
Cuvette Conditioner
Solution Dilution by
System
Volume Dispensed
Per WUD Cycle
Volume of Undiluted
Solution Used Per
WUD Cycle
Cuvette Wash 1:10 with water
600 µL 60 µL
Cuvette Conditioner 1:40 with water
600
µ
L
15
µ
L
NOTE: The total volume of cuvette wash and cuvette conditioner used by the system can
vary slightly from the volumes provided in the tables above. This is normal behavior.