Introduction - Abbott CELL-DYN 3000 Operator's Manual

Chapter 6

Introduction

CELL-DYN® 3000 System Operator's Manual
9140240E — May 1995
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The CELL-DYN® 3000 is calibrated at the factory just prior to shipment.
An Abbott Field Service Representative will assist the operator in
confirming this calibration during instrument installation. Calibration may
be performed with a commercial calibrator or fresh whole blood samples.
Only the directly measured parameters WBC, RBC, HGB, MCV, PLT and
MPV may be calibrated.
The instrument is very stable and should not require frequent recalibration
when it is operated and maintained according to the recommendations in
this manual. On-board quality control programs are designed to provide
continual monitoring and confirmation of instrument calibration. The
laboratory should make the decision to recalibrate based on the
performance of the
CELL-DYN 3000 in these quality control programs. The programs include
statistical computations and Westgard Rules for commercial or patient
controls and monitoring of patient samples for the RBC parameters using
Bull's moving average program (X-B).
The calibration of the CELL-DYN 3000 should be confirmed on a
regular basis according to the requirements governing quality control in
your laboratory. In keeping with good laboratory practices, this should
include daily confirmation on each shift and following a reagent lot
number change. Confirmation of calibration is also recommended
following the replacement of any major instrument component (e.g., the
shear valve) that could affect calibration. Calibration may be confirmed
by running appropriate commercial controls or by using fresh whole
blood samples that were analyzed on a reliably calibrated Hematology
analyzer or by reference methodology.
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Calibration
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