Qc Notifications - Abbott i-STAT Alinity Operation Manual

QC Notifications

Control Test Settings
Pass/Fail Determination
Results Display Format
i-STAT Alinity — System Operations Manual
Use the control test settings to determine the i‑STAT Alinity
response or behavior when quality control testing is performed.
These settings may aid in accomplishing regulatory compliance, and
ease of use for the operator.
Describes the method used to determine the acceptability of liquid
QC results. Select one of these options:
None QC Pass/Fail determination is not applied.
Auto via eVAS Automatically determine if the results of a
liquid QC test passed or failed, based on QC
ranges from an electronic Value Assignment
Sheet (eVAS or ReVAS) file downloaded to
the instrument. It is recommended that the
instruments are wirelessly connected to the
CWi for automatic eVAS updates. If the
instruments are not connected to CWi, the
eVAS must be loaded onto each instrument
using the USB port on the Base Station.
Manual The operator manually compares the liquid
QC results to a Value Assignment Sheet
downloaded or printed from the Abbott
Point of Care website at:
www.globalpointofcare.abbott/en/support/
istat-brand/vas-i-stat-alinity.html
indicates on the instrument whether the QC
test passed or failed.
Determines whether Quality Control results displayed on the
instrument are either:
Numeric Display Liquid QC results in numeric format.
Suppressed The following symbol <> is displayed next to
each Liquid QC test name in place of the
quantitative (numeric) results. Do not select
this option if manual pass/fail
determination is selected.
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Rev. Date: 02-Nov-2022