Figure 1.9 Sample Bay; Table 1.4 Sample Bay Components - Procleix TIGRIS Operator's Manual

The Sample Door provides access to the Sample Carousel and Pipette Tip Ring, while the TCR
Door provides access to the entire Sample Bay, including the TCR Carousel.
TCR Carousel
Sample Carousel
Component
Sample Pipettor
DiTi Cone
Pipette Tip Ring
Sample Barcode
Scanner
Sample Carousel
TCR Carousel
TCR Barcode
Scanner
Specimen Deck
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Figure 1.9 Sample Bay

Function
The Sample Pipettor performs the following functions in the
TIGRIS System assay process:
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Senses the liquid level of the wTCR in the TCR bottle, the sample
in the sample tube, the wTCR in the MTU, and the combined
sample/wTCR in the MTUs.
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Aspirates and dispenses sample and wTCR into the MTUs.
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Detects clots in the samples.
The Sample Pipettor uses one tip to dispense wTCR to an entire MTU, but
uses a new tip for each sample dispensed. A filter barrier ensures that
fluids do not enter the pipettor assembly. The disposable pipette tips are
ejected down the Tip Strip Chute and into the MTU waste container after
each use.
Located on the Sample Pipettor; holds and ejects disposable pipette tips.
Holds up to 5 trays of disposable pipette tips, each containing 96 tips.
Reads the barcode from the sample racks and sample tubes prior to assay
processing. The system uses this information to create worklists and verify
samples and racks have been loaded properly.
Reading the sample barcode is the first step in the positive identification
process in which all activities for a sample are traced from the time its
barcode is initially scanned through assay processing until results are
reported. Note: The system software will only accept symbologies that
have been enabled in the Barcode Configuration screen See "Configuring
the Sample Carousel Barcode Scanner" on page 5-7.
Holds up to 9 sample racks, each with space for 20 sample tubes.
Holds up to 4 bottles of TCR.
Reads the barcode on each bottle of TCR.
Platform for the Sample Carousel and the TCR Carousel.

Table 1.4 Sample Bay Components

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Pipette Tip Ring
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ESCRIPTION
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