Analyser components – Smear Production
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Smear Production
1. Once the barcode has been read the first step in smear production is for a slide to be removed
from either slide supply cassette (1).
2. The slide is transported to the slide print position where the print unit (2) prints sample information
on the frosted end of the slide.
3. Next, slides are transported to the dispensing and smear position (3). The dispensing pipette
dispense blood evenly over a wide area. The flexible suspension plate prepares the smear by
adjusting the angle and speed of the spreader glass according to the HCT value.
4. Once prepared, the smear is transported via the conveyance block (4) to the staining block.
During this process the smear passes a drier unit where it is dried.
5. Once at the staining block the (depending upon protocol) smear is placed in stain block 1 (5),
followed by stain block 2 (6). Then finally on to the rinse block (7).
6. Once dry, the slides are transported to the magazine feeder unit (8).
7. The prepared slides are placed into an empty magazine and fed out to the magazine storage
unit (9).
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