Basic Test Workflow; Identifying The Patient; Inserting A Cartridge - Siemens Healthineers Atellica VTLi User Manual

Basic test workflow

• (Optional) Scan your User ID
• Scan or enter the Patient ID
• Open reagent cartridge pouch
• Insert reagent cartridge into analyzer
• Select the sample type
• Add the patient sample to the reagent cartridge
• Close reagent cartridge lid and analyzer cover to begin test
• Review results
• Remove and dispose of reagent cartridge

Identifying the patient

For information on configuring the analyzer patient identification settings, see Atellica
VTLi Immunoassay Analyzer Advanced User Guide.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Tap Scan Patient ID.
2. Do one of the following:
‒ Aim the scanner on the front of the analyzer at the patient barcode.
To conserve the battery, the scanner turns off if no barcode is detected and displays a
message. Tap Scan Patient ID to try again.
‒ Tap to open the on-screen keyboard and enter the patient information.
‒ Tap Skip to perform an anonymous test without patient information. The analyzer
displays Anonymous as the patient name in the sample identification bar. The Patient ID
field is left blank.
3. The analyzer displays the patient ID on the screen.
Inserting a cartridge (Insert Cartridge screen)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Open the analyzer cover.
2. Remove the cartridge from the pouch as described in Working with reagent cartridges
on page 17.
Do not touch the filter or hold the transparent area of the cartridge.
3. With the filter pointing upward, hold the cartridge by one hand and bend the cartridge
lid upward about 90 degrees with the other hand before inserting into the analyzer.
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