Single Slide Automated Gram Stainer User Manual
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Art specifications
:
IFU/Manual - 8"Wx10"H
Do not alter art or size.
All art prints PMS 185 Red and
100% Black.
AMS1800062
Rev. 0 2018-06
9.4 Cuvette Swabbing
The cuvette may build up stain residue over time. To clean it, use a foam cleaning swab (Cat. No. CHB-GS-CS) soaked in alcohol to scrub the walls of the cuvettes.
This should be done while the instrument is not in Run Mode, but while a Scrub Cycle is in process. Scrub the cuvette walls with a clean foam swab while
decolorizer and water is rinsing the chamber.
Note:
Be careful not to accidentally overflow the cuvette with the submerged swab when performing the wash cycle.
9.5 Deionized Water Disinfectant
In order to prevent contamination, the deionized water must have stabilized gram’s iodine disinfectant (Cat. No. CHB-GS-DI) added to the container following this
schedule, whichever comes first:
1.
Every time the water container is refilled with deionized water.
2.
Every 20 days of operation.
This is completed by adding 10 drops of disinfectant per gallon of deionized water into the water container.
9.6 Refilling the Water Supply
The water can be refilled at any time before the staining process has begun if the water supply is getting low.
NOTE:
The new water supply must be disinfected using iodine before continuing use, refer to section 9.5 above.
To refill the water supply, do the following:
9.6.1
Remove the water cannula from the water container and place it onto a fresh paper towel or alcohol swab.
9.6.2
Fill the water container with fresh deionized water and mix in the drops of Gram’s Iodine.
9.6.3
Sanitize the water cannula using an alcohol swab and place it back into the water container and screw the lid on tightly.
Note:
When removing the water cannula, if a column of air is sucked into the cannula, an error message can occur. In order to avoid possible sensor errors caused
by air entering into the water cannula, replace the water in the water container before staining a slide.
Note:
If a separate sterile water container is available, it can be used to pour more deionized water into the original water container without removing the cannula.
Be sure to add the drops of Gram’s Iodine into the separate sterile water container full of deionized water, before pouring it into the original water container.
9.7 Maintenance Summary
Frequency
Maintenance Procedures
Every time the deionized water is refilled (or every 20 days)
• Supplement the fresh deionized water with drops of
Gram’s Iodine disinfectant
(see Section 9.5).
Monthly
Every 600 slides
• Run a
Bleach Cycle
(see Section 9.2).
Every 8 Days
Every 20 slides
• Run a
Wash Cycle
(see Section 9.1).
Every 15 days
Every 600 slides
• Run a
Scrub Cycle
(see Section 9.3).
•
Swab the cuvette
during the Scrub Cycle (see Section 9.4).
Six Months
Every 1,100 slides
• Replace the orange
pump tubes
(see Section 8.2).
Please utilize the Maintenance Logs to make sure these periodic tasks are completed as scheduled. See section 16.0.
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