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ELISYS QUATTRO

User Manual HUMAN

Service and Maintenance

6.4

Cleaning the Wash Head Needles

The wash head could have had contact with dangerous material. Pay at-
tention to safety regulations! Always wear gloves!

The wash head is part of the wash unit located in drawer (5)

(see figure 6-1: on page 6-

. If the wash function is not longer adequate, you have to clean the needles of the

wash head.
1.

Open drawer.

Using the supplied cleaning needle, clean the 8 dispense and the 8 aspirate
needles of the wash head.

Figure 6-2:

Cleaning the wash head needles

Summary of Contents for Elisys Quattro

Page 1: ...HUMAN ELISYS QUATTRO User Manual Elisys Quattro User Manual Cat No 16300 1...

Page 2: ...ompany ing material at your place of work only Any violations of property rights or copyright or trademark may be subject to legal action Rev DATE REVISION DESCRIPTION 01 2004 12 First edition 02 2011...

Page 3: ...p Racks and Pre dilution 2 3 2 2 2 Patient Sample and Reagents Unit with Bar Code Reader 2 4 2 2 3 Tip Ejection Station Pipettor Wash Station Pipetting Station 2 4 2 2 4 Test Plate Compartment with Ba...

Page 4: ...Dilution Plates 5 1 5 1 4 Load Tip Racks 5 1 5 1 5 Load Sample and Reagent Racks 5 2 5 1 6 Load Test Plates 5 5 5 2 Unloading 5 6 5 2 1 Remove Dilution Tubes Take Tip Racks off 5 6 5 2 2 Remove Racks...

Page 5: ...ELISYS QUATTRO User Manual HUMAN TOC 3 7 Error Messages 7 1 7 1 General Error Messages 7 1 7 2 Error Messages of Components 7 6 8 Technical Data 8 1...

Page 6: ...TOC 4 ELISYS QUATTRO User Manual HUMAN...

Page 7: ...use of the ELISYS QUATTRO system for IVDs any test methods assays and kits must be validated by the user in combination with the system according to common clinical laboratory practice local legislati...

Page 8: ...tructions for use Notes are indicated by this symbol and printed in special types Disconnect mains power connector before servicing 1 1 3 Symbol Keys 1 1 4 Special Types Manufactured by In Vitro Diagn...

Page 9: ...ent works safely both electrically and mechanically The systems are tested by the man ufacturer and supplied in a condition that allows safe and reliable operation The user has to observe the informat...

Page 10: ...vice personnel only 1 2 2 Electrical Safety Country specific regulations regarding safe electrical operation of the in stalled system have to be observed Check that the operating voltage is set correc...

Page 11: ...sockets etc can be electrically live Even after the device has been switched off components e g capacitors can be under voltage as the result of an electrical charge All current carrying parts are so...

Page 12: ...e reliable operation of the instrument and to protect from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered 1 2 5 Biological Safety Risk of infection Handling of samples and reagents Avoid co...

Page 13: ...ntial infectious material and all parts that may come in contact with poten tial infectious material must be disposed according to national legislation All parts which have been replaced must be dispo...

Page 14: ...ent near the mains switch 1 3 4 Laser Hazard Labels Laser hazard labels are positioned on Patient sample and reagent unit bar code scanner on the right side at the front Test plate compartment near th...

Page 15: ...ess the pre defined assays as well as assays programmed by the user The clear structure with intuitive user guidance allows simple and quick operation of daily routine jobs as well as programming of u...

Page 16: ...3 selftest 1b Tip racks see chapter 2 2 1 on page 2 3 2 Patient sample and reagent unit see chapter 2 2 2 on page 2 4 3a Tip ejection station and waste bag see chapter 2 2 3 on page 2 4 3b Pipettor w...

Page 17: ...ns for tip racks 300 l or 1100 l tips see figure 2 2 position 1b as well as a position for the dilution rack see figure 2 2 position 1a 6 additional reagent positions are also available Move the tip r...

Page 18: ...racks is possible when the instrument is in the in cubation mode Keep the flap of this unit closed during a run It may be opened only for re loading see chapter 5 2 on page 5 6 Opening the flap while...

Page 19: ...ompart ment The test plate compartment can be opened only on request by the software The LED indicator LD lights up green Open the door and place the respective bar coded test plate with the holding f...

Page 20: ...nit One waste bottle contains the liquid waste which is pumped to the waste container which is positioned below the instru ment The second bottle serves as overflow protection 2 3 2 Wash Unit for Test...

Page 21: ...accommodating four plates for room temperature incubation It is located below the incubators in front of the photometer 2 3 4 Photometer Back of Bottom Drawer See figure 2 5 position 7 The photometer...

Page 22: ...ng area The closed position of this flap is monitored by a contact switch The ELISYS QUATTRO cannot be operated without this cover or flap in order to avoid getting in contact with the working area du...

Page 23: ...lays The LED displays on the instrument front panel next to the left and right door have the following meaning 10 Tubing connection for system liquid 11 Electrical connection for system liquid level s...

Page 24: ...hen left drawer has been cleared for loading and unloading of pre dilution plates and tips otherwise off Right Load Green when plate compartment can be opened otherwise off Instrument Green when instr...

Page 25: ...ly clear solution A part of the light is absorbed in the sample The intensity of the light coming out of the sam ple is measured with a measuring cell detector The light striking the detector is conve...

Page 26: ...2 12 ELISYS QUATTRO User Manual HUMAN System Basics...

Page 27: ...explorer tree on the left hand side and the selected item on the right hand side Clicking on the plus sign of a folder on the explorer tree opens the respective options clicking on the minus sign clo...

Page 28: ...worklist report Save As Saves active file e g worklist report under a new name Print Prints the active document Print Preview Shows the active document as print preview Print Setup Defines the printer...

Page 29: ...ions Definition of software parameters Window New Window Opens a new window Cascade Cascades the active windows Tile Tiles the active windows Arrange Icons The icons can be re arranged Shows the names...

Page 30: ...ot specific information and the required reagents for the displayed worklist Start Starts the loading dialogue once the loading dialogue has been completed a run using the current worklist can be star...

Page 31: ...Assays Shows the Change Assay Protocol dialogue This dialogue shows the used assay Change of these assays are marked in the result report Retest Shows the Retest dialogue This dialogue shows all teste...

Page 32: ...strument as well as error mes sages log C Phoenix Eventlogs Coordinate files for e g pre dilution plates mpc C Phoenix Coordinate files for the racks rac C Phoenix Result files res C Phoenix Results S...

Page 33: ...t the ELISYS QUATTRO instrument 1 Start the ELISYS QUATTRO instrument 2 Start the computer 3 Start the Phoenix software by clicking on the respective icon on the desktop or choosing Start Phoenix 4 Cl...

Page 34: ...t Utilities Patient Details or click on the icon on the tool bar and define the patients and the associated tests in the Patient Edi tor 2 Click on the Add Patient s button to open the Add Patient s d...

Page 35: ...he software returns to the Patient Editor and shows the patients that were entered new Repeat this step if necessary for further patient IDs 6 Click on the Add Test s button in the Patient Editor 7 In...

Page 36: ...see chapter 4 3 1 on page 4 5 You will find further information to the tests in the manual of the respective test 1 Insert samples into the ELISYS QUATTRO with the worklist closed The patient bar code...

Page 37: ...using one assay per plate Click on the OK button to accept this proposal and proceed with defining several plates see chapter 4 3 3 on page 4 8 or with input of reagent data see chapter 4 3 4 on page...

Page 38: ...able assay files asy in the selected subdirectory 5 Select the desired assay file 6 Click on the Open button The plate panel pre defined in the selected assay protocol is entered into the plate depict...

Page 39: ...e enabled The selected patients are listed in the Set Up Panel dialogue box as contents of the assay folder 1 The respective plate must be active If not click on the plate name in the Explorer tree 2...

Page 40: ...ign of an assay folder to view the respective patient IDs in the Explorer tree Change the order of plates via the Move Up and Move Down buttons 1 After all required plates have been defined in the Set...

Page 41: ...ded not loaded error the selected assays and the number of patients are displayed In the Explorer tree click the plus sign of the work list folder and then the respective item Click on the Start butto...

Page 42: ...layout All plate layouts defined in the current worklist are displayed one below the other The view can be switched between Layout Label e g T1 T2 and Patient IDs e g 318261 513255 The Reagent requir...

Page 43: ...ion differs Bar coded samples Sample and reagent racks are depicted Non bar coded samples and host connection No racks are depicted yet The Active event log shows the communica tion protocol listing a...

Page 44: ...culate matter turbity lipaemia foam or erythrocyte de bris may require clarification by filtration or centrifugation before testing The use of primary tubes with gel separator requires a careful check...

Page 45: ...The bar codes are read and the rack and the available reagents are identified 4 If the rack has been inserted properly up to the limit stop the LED goes off On the screen the loaded resources from th...

Page 46: ...on the screen by dragging the mouse corresponding to the actual loading to the reagent rack Each dot clearly corresponds to one reagent 4 Insert the required racks one by one into the tracks marked b...

Page 47: ...dilution plates as well as wash buffer and distilled water as shown on the screen The number and size of the required tips is displayed Observe defaulted positioning Tip racks depicted in dark grey an...

Page 48: ...agent or to replace it by a new bottle the respective reagent rack has to be moved out reagent has to be refilled or the bottle replaced respectively and the rack has to be inserted again If you press...

Page 49: ...r Open door and place test plate position A1 on the rear left with the holding frame correctly on the plate transport unit see chapter 5 1 on page 5 1 1 Enter the plate name in the field Plate ID 2 Cl...

Page 50: ...have been unloaded Dependent on the attitude in the test definition Raise alarm and stop Log and continue or Man ual pipette at end of step the error handling is differ ent at a clot detection Action...

Page 51: ...flags all samples with Clot detected where a clot was detected Action on error Manual pipette at end of step If a clot is detected the system does not show a message and continues with The pipettor m...

Page 52: ...ick Resume to continue the run Select a plate and click Abort Plate s to remove the plate Click Abort All Plates to remove all plates Any interruption of a run is documented with the time of its occur...

Page 53: ...been generated with It provides information on the plate ID and the person responsible for running the test specifies the assay used saves date and time the test has been finished and shows certain de...

Page 54: ...ontrol well are within the limits specified by the formula in this field the test is con sidered valid and can therefore be evaluated If one of the criterias is failed the test will not be evaluated T...

Page 55: ...coded patients First enter the additional patients in the Patient Editor see chapter 4 2 1 on page 4 2 2 Select the item Edit Panel Definition The Set up Panel dialog box appears show ing the current...

Page 56: ...symbols with the mouse to the new sample rack see chapter 4 4 2 on page 4 12 Processed sample racks flashing red LED can be removed 7 Reagents Refill or add additionally required reagents as shown on...

Page 57: ...he file type QA Analysis Report 3 In the Q A Analysis dialogue box select in the box Controls the respective reagent 4 Select in the box Batch Numbers the respective bach number 5 Select the period of...

Page 58: ...ming a Test Run 6 Select the Sort Order 7 Click OK to confirm the entries The system shows you the patient result report 8 Select View Detail to show a detailed list including the Batch Number of the...

Page 59: ...o it clicks into place audible click 5 1 3 Position Dilution Plates 1 Pull very left drawer out The LED DWR must light up green 2 Place dilution plate s in the respective positions as shown in the Loa...

Page 60: ...h the red LED The bar code labels must face right the bar code reader Samples having particulate matter turbity lipaemia foam or erythrocyte de bris may require clarification by filtration or centrifu...

Page 61: ...it once more A graphical representation of the correctly inserted rack appears on the screen From the pool of unallocated resources in the right hand side of the screen the loaded reagents are allocat...

Page 62: ...n accordance with the identified loading Place the mouse pointer on the sample to check the patient ID 3 Insert the next racks as described 4 After loading close the flap again audible click See notes...

Page 63: ...and push it in overcoming a slight resistance Check if the plate has been inserted correctly and make sure no strip extends beyond the edge of the frame 4 Place holding frame onto the plate transport...

Page 64: ...tient Samples and Reagents 1 As soon as a LED starts flashing the respective rack can be removed Never remove a rack while still in use Remove it only when the related LED is flashing If a sample rack...

Page 65: ...ble Tips 1 Pull cover plate next to the plate compartment out horizontally from the front 2 Take waste container off the retaining ring and close it using the supplied lid 3 Place new waste container...

Page 66: ...5 8 ELISYS QUATTRO User Manual HUMAN Loading Unloading Disposal...

Page 67: ...ps see chapter 5 3 3 on page 5 7 3 Check the waste container liquid level empty and clean if necessary 4 Check the level of washing solution and distilld water in the washer bottle 5 Check the needles...

Page 68: ...ectants must not be used in the vicinity of circuit boards and light barri ers 1 Clean reagent and patient racks 2 Clean all four washer buffer bottles with distillated water 3 Check the internal wast...

Page 69: ...Service and Maintenance ELISYS QUATTRO User Manual HUMAN 6 3 Pipettor...

Page 70: ...s 1 sample and reagent unit 2 test plate area 3 test plate compartment surface 4 incubators 6 drawer with wash unit and wash buffer 5 3 Manifold in washer unit 5 Disinfectants must not come into conta...

Page 71: ...ation into account guide rails door edg es plate transport unit drawers racks etc The actions listed in the maintenance schedule see chapter 6 1 on page 6 1 have to be performed regularly and have to...

Page 72: ...safety regulations Always wear gloves The wash head is part of the wash unit located in drawer 5 see figure 6 1 on page 6 4 If the wash function is not longer adequate you have to clean the needles o...

Page 73: ...back of the analyzer 1 Switch off the system 2 Disconnect the system from the mains power 3 Pull out the fuse carrier with a screw driver Figure 6 3 Fuse carrier 4 Change the faulty fuse s Fuse 4 A T...

Page 74: ...is backup cannot be carried out directly from the Phoenix software menu Proceed as follows 1 Open the Windows explorer 2 Select the Phoenix folder 3 Select the Results folder 4 Select the result files...

Page 75: ...attempts fail call service Clot detected in rea gent 1 Clots were detected in reagent 1 Abort the run if necessary and replace reagent Colorimeter 1 not homed The X motor of the photometer is not in t...

Page 76: ...The system does not recognise the current position of the plate motor in the measuring area The plate motor has to be moved to the home posi tion Select the menu item Utilities Selftest to initialise...

Page 77: ...ed Plate transport motor cannot find home position Select the menu item Utilities Selftest to initialise the system again If the error persists call service Plate transport car rier error Plate holder...

Page 78: ...e loaded Suspect tip pickup Pipettor cannot take up pipettor tip correctly does not move deep enough into the tip New teaching of pipettor required Call service System cover closed Message instrument...

Page 79: ...er head home movement error Error when moving washer head to home position Select the menu item Utilities Selftest to initialise the system again If the error persists call service Washer head motor m...

Page 80: ...e Table 7 2 Module 41 Virtual module Module 42 Plate transport Module ID Error number Cause Action 41 46 System fluid low Refill the system fluid container 41 57 System waste container is full Empty t...

Page 81: ...und light levels too high Check position of lamp Check filter posi tions Call service 43 43 A D conversion error Call service 43 46 nn Filter error nn shows the filter position Call service 43 48 nn M...

Page 82: ...ice 44 53 52 Reagent level is low Refill the reagent bottle Call service 44 52 41 Aspirate pump error Call service 44 52 44 Dispense pump error Call service 44 52 57 Waste pump error Call service 44 5...

Page 83: ...s Standards Depending on rack configuration Dilution area For up to 152 dilution tubes Number of tips Up to 5 tip racks for 300 l or 1100 l disposable tips Loading Continuous loading of plates samples...

Page 84: ...300 l Residual volume 2 5 l in U shaped bottom 4 l in flat bottom Fluid alarms Low reagent waste full Features Sweeps soak purge top and bottom wash vari able pump speeds Others Bar code Samples and i...

Page 85: ...indows 2000 Mains voltage and fuses Universal a c input 100 260 VAC 47 63 Hz Typically max 500 VA Main fuses 4 A T Computer monitor and printer For electrical details of the PC equipment please refer...

Page 86: ...st under the following conditions indoor use altitude up to 2000 m temperature 5 C to 40 C maximum relative humidity 80 for tempera tures up to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 relative humidity at 40 C...

Page 87: ...Technical Data ELISYS QUATTRO User Manual HUMAN 8 5...

Page 88: ...HUMAN Gesellschaft f r Biochemica und Diagnostica mbH Max Planck Ring 21 65205 Wiesbaden Germany Tel 49 61 22 99 88 0 Fax 49 61 22 99 88 100 e Mail human human de www human de...

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