38 CLINITEK Status+ Analyzer Operator’s Guide
Operations
Completing the Cassette Quick Test
Complete the testing for one cassette or continue testing one cassette
at a time until you finish testing all the cassettes you want to analyze.
To complete the cassette Quick Test, perform the following steps:
1. Remove the used cassette from the test table, and dispose of it
according to your standard laboratory procedures.
2. Wipe the table insert, if necessary (see Section 4, Maintenance,
Weekly Cleaning of the Test Table and Test Table Insert‚ page 57).
3. Report the results to a laboratory supervisor or physician.
4. Select Done to complete the test.
The results display on the screen for 2 minutes. Then, the display
returns to the Select Ready screen.
Performing a Urinalysis Strip Full Test
With a urinalysis strip full test, you can enter an Operator Name,
Patient Name, and Patient ID. When you place the strip on the test
table, the analyzer calibrates and starts to perform the analysis.
Perform the following procedures to test a strip.
Entering Operator and Patient Information
Enter or select an operator name, patient name, and patient ID.
To enter operator and patient information, perform the following
steps:
1. On the Select Ready screen, select Strip Test.
2. On the Operator Name screen, to enter the operator name,
perform the following steps:
• Only if configured, if you are the last operator, select Last
Operator.
BIOHAZARD
Wear personal protective equipment. Use universal
precautions. For recommended precautions when you work
with biohazardous materials, see Appendix A, Safety
Information.