General Warnings And Precautions; Preparing For Testing; Working With Reagent Cartridges - Siemens Healthineers Atellica VTLi User Manual

General Warnings and precautions

‒ Only store the patient sample at the prescribed storage conditions and time.
‒ Keep the reagent cartridges stored at the correct temperature.
‒ Carefully follow the instructions and procedures described in the Instructions for Use
that came with the reagent cartridges.
‒ Carefully follow the instructions and procedures in this user guide for system operation.
‒ Do not put reagent cartridges back into cooled storage after you remove them. Take out
only what you plan to use.
‒ Keep the reagent cartridge in its sealed pouch until ready for use.
‒ Do not use the reagent cartridge if it has been unpacked for longer than 15 minutes
because this will impact the cartridge performance.
‒ Do not use the cartridge if the cartridge pouch is pierced or damaged.
‒ Only use the prescribed samples types for the test.
‒ Never touch the filter or the transparent optical area of the reagent cartridge.
‒ Always keep the analyzer in a horizontal position, and free from vibration, during
testing.
‒ A patient test can be performed with the analyzer either docked or undocked.

Preparing for testing

Working with reagent cartridges

1. Open the pouch halfway by peeling back the corners.
2. Remove a reagent cartridge from the pouch by holding it on the sides of the housing
(next to the filter), as specified in the instructions for use supplied with the cartridge.
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