Maintenance Procedures; Cleaning Agents - Qiagen EZ2 Connect User Manual

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Maintenance Procedures

WARNING/ Risk of personal injury and material damage
CAUTION Only perform maintenance that is specifically described in this user manual.
To ensure reliable operation of the EZ2, maintenance procedures must be performed. The
procedures are shown in the table below. Each maintenance procedure must be carried out by
appropriate personnel.
Important: The maintenance procedures as shown in the table below must be carried out to ensure
reliable operation of the EZ2. Each maintenance procedure must be carried out by appropriate
personnel.
Type of task(s)
After run maintenance
Daily maintenance
Weekly maintenance
Annual maintenance and servicing
Optionally, a UV decontamination procedure may be performed as required to reduce pathogen
and nucleic acid decontamination.
6.1

Cleaning agents

The surfaces and removable parts of the EZ2 must be cleaned and disinfected with compatible
detergents and disinfectants. Please follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer of such
materials to safely clean the instrument.
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Frequency
After each run.
At the end of each day, if at least one
run was performed that day
Note: Perform this procedure after
you are done with the After run
maintenance.
Once a week.
Note: Perform this procedure after
you are done with the regular and
daily procedures.
Annually or semiannually, depending
on your requirements (for more
information contact QIAGEN
Technical Service.
Personnel
Laboratory technicians or equivalent
Laboratory technicians or equivalent
Laboratory technicians or equivalent
QIAGEN Instrument Service
Specialists only
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