SYSMEX SP-10 - Smear Production and Staining; Smear Production Steps

Document Ref: SUKBMS-24-
601
Version: 2.0
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Date: 19/07/2021
Classification
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Smear Production and Staining
Principles
Production of stained smears is a two-step process.
1. Smear production
2. Staining smears
Smear Production
Once barcode has been read or smear request manually entered the first step in smear production
is for a slide to be removed from either slide tower (A) or (B) to the slide removal position (1). The
slide is then transferred from the slide removal position (1) to the slide glass shift unit (D) by the
slide glass supply unit (C). The slide glass shift unit (D) then transfers the slide from this position
(2) to the dispensing and smear position (3) where the dispensing pipette dispense blood evenly
over a wide area and the smear unit (E) prepares the smear by adjusting the angle and speed of
the spreader glass based on the Hct value.
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