Mix The Tube - QBC Diagnostics Star Operators & Service Manual

QBC STAR™ System User's Manual
Fill the QBC STAR tube to the second black fi ll line. Blood must always be fi lled to at least the fi rst
black line.
This results in a blood volume of between 65 and 75 microliters. The instrument automatically
identifi es the tube type and detects if the fi ll volume is correct.
 Mix the tube
Rock the QBC STAR tube back and forth at least four times to mix the blood with the orange coating.
Do not allow the blood to touch the white plug at the end of the tube. Note: allowing the blood to
fl ow from the collection end toward the plug end of the tube and back is equal to one rock.
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Figure 13 – Filling a Tube from Capillary Blood
Figure 14 – Mixing the Tube
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