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Sample. Any tube in an assay run, including
calibrators, controls, and specimens. pp. 1-25,
3-5
Sample Rack. Barcoded rack that holds up to
20 tubes for pipetting. pp. 1-14, 3-5, 3-12
Sample Carousel. Holds up to nine sample
racks. p. 1-14
Selection Reagent. Dispensed during the
Selection step of HPA to inactivate the AE
molecule on unhybridized nucleic acid probe.
pp. 1-20, 2-22
Specimen. Any test in an assay worklist,
excluding calibrators or controls. May include
donor samples, proficiency panels, or external
quality controls. pp. 1-25, 4-1
Status Bar. Bar at the bottom of the Status
Panel that displays the System Mode, Current
User, Current Activity, and Current Date and
Time. p. 2-4
System Fluid. Contains an anti-microbial agent
and is used as the hydraulic force to aspirate
a n d d i s p e n s e r e a g e n t s a n d r i n s e t h e
Amplification and HPA pipettor probes. pp. 1-
10, 2-11
System Mode. Description of the system
availability for performing certain activities. The
System Mode is displayed in the left section of
the Status Bar. p. 2-4
Target Capture. Isolation and purification of
RNA from the target. p. 1-19
Target Capture Reagent. Dispensed during
target capture to separate the target RNA from
the remaining sample material. pp. 1-19, 2-22
TCR. See Target Capture Reagent.
Targe t Enhan cer Reagent. (PRO CLEIX
ULTRIO Plus Assay only) Added to each
reaction tube after the addition of the sample to
enhance the disruption of the HBV viral
particles.
wTCR. Represents "working Target Capture
Reagent." TCR to which IC has been added.
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Tiplet Waste Container. Receptacle for used
MTU Tiplets, located in the Fluid Drawer.
pp. 1-11, 2-15
TMA. See Transcription-Mediated Amplification.
Transcription-Mediated Amplification. A
target nucleic acid amplification method which
uses transcription to produce RNA amplicon
from a target nucleic acid. p. 1-19
Transition Incubator. A temperature controlled
incubator where nucleic acid annealing steps
and pre-detection cooling takes place. p. 1-20
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). The
UPS is connected to the PROCLEIX TIGRIS
System to provide power to the system for a
set period of time during interruption of the
main power. T he UPS also p rotects the
PROCLEIX TIGRIS System from potentially
harmful incoming power surges.
Universal Precautions. According to the
concept of Universal Precautions, all human
blood and certain human body fluids are
treated as if known to be infectious for HIV,
HBV, or HCV, and other bloodborne pathogens.
p. 1-2
UPS. See Uninterruptible Power Supply.
User-defined Controls. Samples designated
as custom, laboratory-specific controls by an
operator. Define user-defined controls through
the Configuration screen in the software. p. 5-6
Vacuum. The vacuum system aspirates liquid
from the MTUs and deposits it in Liquid Waste
Container 1. p. 1-16
Wash Solution. Washes magnetic particles
during the Magnetic Wash step of target
capture.
p. 1-19
Waste Drawer. Drawer located on the right
side of the Lower Bay that holds the MTU
Waste Container, Liquid Waste Container 1,
and Liquid Waste Container 2. p. 1-11
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