Beckman Coulter Power Express Aliquot, Instructions For Use Manual

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Important
The aliquot module does not support Terumo foil cap tubes or double-wall tubes. The
Power Express aliquot module supports single-walled primary tubes.
The Aliquot module supports 13 x 75 mm, 13 x 100 mm, 16 x 100 mm BD or Greiner
sample tubes, 13 x 75 mm, 13 x 90 mm, or 15 x 92 mm Sarstedt sample tubes. The module
does not support double walled coag sample tubes.
Note
16 x 100 mm BD/Greiner tube support requires Error Lane with optional Tube Size
Detection.
Sarstedt tube support requires V3.5 Error Lane with optional Camera Tube Detection
System and Sarstedt compatible Recapper, Decapper, Secondary Decapper, and
Storage H-Lane modules.
Components
The Aliquot module includes three main hardware components:
• Level Detector
• Labeler
• Aliquotter
The three components of the Aliquot module work in sequence to process the sample
tubes:
1. The Level Detector measures the red cell layer (clot) of each primary sample tube. The
Line Control uses this and other measurements to calculate the volume of serum or
plasma available.
2. The Labeler prints bar code labels that correspond to the primary sample tube and then
applies them to the secondary sample tubes.
3. The Aliquotter detects the liquid level in the primary sample tube and calculates the
sample volume. The Aliquotter then transfers sample from the primary sample tube
into up to nine secondary tubes. The Aliquotter can aspirate up to 5 mL of sample, and
dispense up to 3 mL into a single secondary tube.
Power Express Aliquot Module Description
Components
1-2
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