What Are The Qc Tests; How Often Should The Qc Tests Be Carried Out; Running The Qc Tests - Abbott SoToxa Oral Fluid User Manual

7. Q C T E S T S
7. QC Tests
7.1

What are the QC tests?

QC stands for Quality Control. Two reusable QC test cartridges are supplied with the SoToxa™ Mobile Analyser:
• Positive Quality Control (PQC)
• Negative Quality Control (NQC)
These two QC test cartridges are tested in sequence to check that the analyser is interpreting test cartridge results correctly. If the QC tests
pass, this means that the analyser is working correctly.
7.2

How often should the QC tests be carried out?

It is recommended that you carry out the QC tests once on each day that the SoToxa™ Mobile Analyser is used. If required, the QC tests can be
enforced at defined time intervals. Refer to section 8.3.8 Periodic QC for instructions on how to enable and disable QC Lockout.
7.3

Running the QC tests

Step 1: Check that both QC test cartridges are clean and undamaged. If the QC test cartridges are marked, please contact Customer Service.
Step 2: Insert one of the two QC test cartridges, the cartridge will be analysed automatically. The order in which the QC test cartridges are inserted is not
important, as the SoToxa™ Mobile Analyser is able to recognize the cartridge that has been inserted and will analyse it accordingly.
Step 3: Once analysis of the first QC test cartridge is finished, the SoToxa™ Mobile Test System will prompt you to remove the current test cartridge
and insert the other QC test cartridge. Note that if QC failed on the first cartridge, QC testing will be abandoned; see step 5.
Step 4: Following analysis of the second QC test cartridge, results of the QC test will be displayed as 'QC Results: Pass' or 'QC Results: Fail'.
Step 5: If the QC tests have failed, contact Customer Service. Do not continue testing.
Step 6: After acknowledging the results by selecting OK, the analyser will prompt you to remove the test cartridge, to complete the QC testing.
Step 7: If you wish to print the QC results, please select the View Results option from the main menu to print the individual QC tests. See section
8.1 Accessing Stored Results.
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