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Manual URYXXON ® 500
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Manual URYXXON ® 500 V 01 / 03.10
12. General information for measurements
Before the actual testing procedure with the instrument can be
started, some preparations concerning the test strip are neces -
sary. Please adhere to this information for every testing proce-
dure and for every test as to ensure correct and safe results.
12.1. Urine sample
• Use fresh urine (within 2 h after sample collection)
• Do not centrifuge sample
• Mix sample well
• Cooled urine has to be warmed to room temperature
(15 – 30 °C)
12.2. Test strip preparation
1. Take one test strip out of the box.
2. Do not touch test pads with fingers.
3. Dip the test strip for 1 second into the sample. Make sure all
test pads are immersed completely.
4. Draw the edge of the strip along the rim of the sample con-
tainer to remove excess urine.
5. Touch the long edge of the strip briefly to an absorbent paper
towel to remove excess urine between the test pads.
6. The test strip is ready to be measured.
13. Measurement
13.1. Sample and patient information
Right after the instrument has been switched on, it is ready to
perform measurements. As soon as the start screen appears, the
green light above the transport tray indicates readiness.
Insert strip
ID
Seq.No.
Clarity
Color
Next sample Worklist
Edit Emergency Options
Edit
selected
Menu
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0001
The right half of the start screen with the heading
Worklist
is
initially not activated and is only used as soon as patient IDs are
imported (see Measurements with Worklist, chapter 13.4) .
You can add supplemental information concerning the patient
and sample. To do so, press the activity-button
Edit
in the
lower left of the screen. A new menu appears, in which you can
add the supplemental information.
Press to confirm and save your changes. If you leave the
menu by pressing , none of your choices will be adopted.
Edit next sample
Id
Clarity
Color
Seq.No.
0001
clear cloudy dark turbid None
yellow red brown other None
Delete
Skip
ID
Press the edit-button for ID. The input-menu
abc
appears and
you can edit the patient ID.
Seq.No
This edit-button contains the current sequence number for the
next measurement. The sequence number always starts at 0001
and is set back to zero after every change in dates. To change the
sequence number, press the edit-button containing the number.
The input-menu
abc
appears and you can edit the sequence
number.
Clarity
This option-field allows you to add visual information about the
sample’s clarity. Press the choice-buttons to select one of the
four different options. You can set the description for the four
parameters in the settings (see Customization, chapter 8.8) . By
default, the clarity parameters are set to „clear“, „turbid“, „cloudy“
and dark“.
Colour
This option-field allows you to add visual information about the
sample’s colour. Press the choice-buttons to select one of the
four different options. You can set the description for the four
parameters in the settings (see Customization, chapter 8.8) . By
default, the colour parameters are set to „yellow“, „red“, „brown“
and „bright“.