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Error type
Possible causes
Troubleshooting
Controls within the reagent
range.
Unexpected result of patient
samples.
Reagent-related
Reagent disintegration.
Is this the first of this delivery
employed reagent? Is the
storage temperature correct?
Reagent-related
Reagent disintegration.
Don’t employ the reagent if the
reconstituted storage life of the
non-reconstituted reagent is
expired.
Reagent-related
Reagent disintegration due to
too long heating in the reagent
station.
The reagent should not be
stored in the analyser. When
the test is completed remove
the reagent from the
instrument, close and store the
reagent in compliance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Sample-related
Contaminated reagent.
Don’t touch the already
dispensed samples / reagents
with the pipette tip.
Controls-related
Disintegrated or contaminated
material.
Dissolve new controls. Incorrect
reconstituted control
materials(s)! Reconstitute the
controls according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Only freshly deionised water
may be used for the
reconstruction.
Analytical error
Wrong reagent temperature.
A suitable tube has to be used.
Please note that only such a
reagent volume may be
dispensed into the tube that the
filling height is not higher than
the pre-heating station. Let the
reagent come slowly to room
temperature (within 15 – 20
minutes). Some reagents
(thrombin reagent for
fibrinogen) may not be warmed
up, but they should be brought
to room temperature before
use. Please follow the
instructions of the reagent
manufacturer.
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