IMPORTANT
checked. To avoid misleading results, ensure complete immersion of the aspirator tip in the dilution. Do
not remove the tube until you hear the beep.
4.
Label a clean empty tube with an ID
number.
5.
Make an accurate 1:3 (X3) dilution of
the sample. Pipet a minimum of:
50 µL of well-mixed, fresh whole
r
blood
100 µL of diluent
r
into a tube.
Note: Use larger volumes of diluent and
blood, if available, to minimize the
possibility of short sampling the
dilution. Be sure to maintain the proper
proportions for a times three dilution
(one part blood, two parts diluent).
6.
Mix the sample gently but thoroughly.
7.
Enter 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters
to identify the sample then press Û.
PN 4237519CB
Blood detectors are inactive in Predilute mode. Sample and aspiration integrity are not
b
c
SAMPLE ANALYSIS
CYCLING SAMPLES IN THE PREDILUTE MODE
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2
3
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