When To Decontaminate - Abbott VP 2000 Service Manual

Section 8

When to Decontaminate

Abbott VP 2000™ Processor Service Manual
30-608308/R1—September 2008
In addition to regular decontamination, the user must
thoroughly decontaminate the instrument according to
standard laboratory regulations in the following cases:
• before any maintenance or service is performed on the
instrument
• before an FSE performs on-site service on the instrument
• before the instrument is returned (e.g., for repair)
• prior to storage of the instrument
• prior to disposal of the instrument or parts of it
• in most cases, before the instrument or individual parts
leave the user's site
When to Decontaminate
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