Cleaning The Flowcells On The Analyzer - Siemens ADVIA 2120 Operator's Manual

To wash the RBC/baso/retic flowcell, use a 25% solution of household bleach
and water.
To wash both flowcells at the same time, use EZ KLEEN.
1. Select
2. Select the flowcell you want to wash by clicking an option in the Flowcell
Options area.
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3. Hold a tube of EZ KLEEN (perox flowcell) or bleach (RBC/baso/retic
flowcell) under the open-tube sampler probe.
IMPORTANT
Do not push the aspirate plate.
4. Select
probe until you hear a beep and the wash block starts to move down
(approximately 100 seconds).
You can select Cancel to stop the flowcell wash. It will stop at the end of the
current cycle.

Cleaning the Flowcells on the Analyzer

This method of cleaning the flowcells bypasses the shear valve and the UFC
pathways.
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Materials required
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Beaker
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Household bleach
Time: 10 minutes
Analyzer mode: Ready to Run
All products or objects that come in contact with human or animal body fluids
should be handled, before and after cleaning, as if capable of transmitting
infectious diseases. Wear facial protection, gloves, and protective clothing.
The operator should follow the recommendations to prevent the transmission of
infectious agents in health-care settings as recommended for potentially
infectious specimens in Protection of Laboratory Workers from Infectious
Disease Transmitted by Blood, Body Fluids, and Tissue, 2nd edition; Approved
Guideline (1997) Document M29-A, National Committee for Clinical Laboratory
Standards (NCCLS). This document contains complete information on user
protection and it can be used as reference material for instructions on laboratory
safety.
Troubleshooting the Analyzer
to select it.
Flowcell Wash
Perox Flowcell
RBC/Baso/Retic Flowcell
Both
to begin the flowcell wash. Continue to hold the tube under the
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