Table of Contents
Advertisement
10.3.6 Probe Cleanser Cleaning
Samples, controls, calibrator and waste are potentially infectious. Wear
proper personal protective equipment (e.g. gloves, lab coat, etc.) and follow
safe laboratory procedures when handling them in the laboratory.
The probe cleanser is corrosive. Wear proper personal protective equipment
(e.g. gloves, lab coat, etc.) and follow safe laboratory procedures when
handling them in the laboratory.
You can soak the bath and fluidic lines with the probe cleanser, an alkaline detergent, by
performing the "Probe cleanser cleaning" procedure. If your analyzer is to run 24 hours a
day, you should perform this procedure.
Follow the steps given below to do so:
1. At the "Maintenance" screen, move the cursor to "Probe cleanser cleaning";
2. Present the cleanser to the probe and press [ENTER] to aspirate the cleanser. When you
hear the beep and the sample probe is out of the bottle, remove the cleanser. The
analyzer will start priming process, as Figure 10-8 shows;
3. When the priming is done, the analyzer will start the 5-minute soaking process, as Figure
10-9 shows and you may press [ENTER] to stop it before the time is due. Note that a
Maintaining Your Analyzer
Figure 10-8 Priming bath and fluidic lines
10-9
Advertisement
Table of Contents
