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PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
Assays/Reagents
Not for Customer Distribution
138
AEROSET
®
System Troubleshooting Guide
94816-107—November 2004
Pipet Mix
1. 400 µL denaturant was added to plastic tubes.
2. Blood sample was pipetted by rinsing the tip once with
blood.
3. The pipet tip was wiped clean on the outside, with
precautions taken to not wick any sample.
4. Blood was dispensed into denaturant and the tip was
rinsed two times.
5. The pipet tip used to dispense denaturant was used to mix
the treated sample by pipetting and dispensing the sample
five times.
The following data were observed.
There is no difference in the final HbA
1c
result based on
mixing method.
Vortex Mix
Pipet Mix
Prep 1, Rep 1
8.4
8.2
Prep 1, Rep 2
8.3
8.2
Prep 2, Rep 1
8.6
8.3
Prep 2, Rep 2
8.4
8.2
Prep 3, Rep 1
8.2
8.3
Prep 3, Rep 2
8.4
8.4
Mean
8.4
8.3