Care Of The Instrument; General Cleaning; Daily Cleaning - Bayer HealthCare CLINITEK 500 Operating Manual

CARE OF THE INSTRUMENT

General Cleaning

Keep the exterior of the CLINITEK
of dust at all times. If needed, the exterior may be cleaned
using a damp cloth and a mild detergent. Do not use any
type of solvent, oil, grease, silicone spray, or lubrication
on any part of the instrument.

Daily Cleaning

The fixed platform, moving table, reagent strip hold-
down plate, push bar, and liner should all be cleaned at
least once each day or after running 300 strips, which-
ever is more frequent. If the display screen is used to enter
ID, color, or clarity during the run, it should be cleaned
once each day also, as directed in the following steps.
1. With the instrument at the Ready/Run screen (and the
run completed), turn the Analyzer off.
1. NOTE: If the instrument is turned off from any screen
other than Ready/Run (and with the run completed),
the moving table may not be in its lowest position and
you will be unable to reinstall the platform. See "General
Information" in Section 8 for further information.
2. Remove the push bar by tilting it slightly upwards and
pulling straight out (Figure 5-1).
Figure 5-1
Revised 5/03
3. Remove the waste bin liner (if being used) and discard
® 500 instrument free
4. Remove the fixed platform by pulling the entire assem-
5. Remove the moving table in the same manner (Figure
the used Reagent Strips into an appropriate container,
according to your standard laboratory procedures.
bly towards you (Figure 5-2).
Figure 5-2
5-3).
Figure 5-3
Section 5
5.1