Quality Control; Autocheck; Blank Reading - EKF Diagnostics Stanbio HemoPoint H2 User Manual

stored and can be recalled later from the memory (data storage)
which can hold up to 4000 patient results (see Section 5.2.1
"Displaying results from memory").
If you have connected a printer, the current test result will be
printed out immediately. Further information about connecting a
printer can be found in Section 5.6.1 "Connecting a printer".
If you prefer the display to show the result in another type of unit,
you can change it as described in Section 5.3.4 "Setting the
units".
7. Open the cuvette holder, take out the used cuvette and
dispose properly (see Section 6.4 "Proper disposal").
Keep the cuvette holder closed when analyzer is not in
use.
When the holder is opened, a new testing cycle is started and the
analyzer checks the optical performance of the measuring system
and automatically becomes ready for a new cuvette to be
inserted.
If you do not want to perform another test, simply close the
cuvette holder again. The test cycle will be cancelled.
4.3

Quality control

4.3.1

AutoCheck

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The HemoPoint
analyzer's optic system every time the cuvette holder is opened.
If regulatory quality control checks are required, the quality
control check should be performed using EKF Diagnostics liquid
controls.
4.3.2

Blank reading

All the optical and mechanical components involved with the
measuring cycle are carefully manufactured with extremely small
tolerances. This is essential for the proper function of the
analyzer.
H2 AutoCheck performs an internal check of the
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