Milestone DecalMATE, Operator'S Manual

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DecalMATE MM112-003 - Operator Manual
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C. Appendix
C.1. HOW TO MANAGE SAMPLES WHILE AN ALARM IS OCCURRING
Never leave samples in open air or under fume hood, to avoid drying
.
1. Put samples as quickly as possible into an external container with one of the following reagent in a
quantity sufficient to cover all samples:
Either FIXATIVE or WATER
2. Check the hydration level of at least 10% of samples (in different parts of the rack).
If wetness level appears:
GOOD HYDRATION WITH NO DOUBTS
A. Let samples in reagent.
B. Check the step when the emergency situation occurred.
C. Check if the unit can be used for a new cycle (if necessary, contact your local customer support)
D. Follow the instructions and restart the cycle with samples using step start procedure.
How to resume an interrupted cycle: select the correct step to start from in the following table.
If wetness level appears:
NO HYDRATION
A. Follow the recovery laboratory internal protocols for air dried samples.
If not available, follow Milestone suggested recovery protocol.
B. Check if the unit can be used for a new cycle (If necessary, contact your local customer support)
C. Restart the processing cycle.
DURING THE FOLLOWING
PROCESSING STEP
UNIT NOT AVAILABLE FOR
PROCESSING RUN
UNIT AVAILABLE FOR
PROCESSING RUN
(STEP START)
•
LOADING FIXATIVE
•
FIXATION
Keep the samples in fixative
OUTSIDE DecalMATE
Restart from fixation step
(fixation uncertain)
•
UNLOADING FIXATIVE
•
LOAD/UNLOAD WATER
RINSING 1
•
WATER RINSING 1
Keep the samples in fixative
OUTSIDE DecalMATE
Restart from water rinsing 1
step
•
LOADING DECALCIFIER
•
DECALCIFIER
Keep the samples in water
OUTSIDE DecalMATE
Restart from decalcification
step
•
UNLOADING DECALCIFIER
•
LOAD/UNLOAD WATER
RINSING 2
•
WATER RINSING 2
Rinse the samples in water
OUTSIDE DecalMATE
The process is finished