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2081-0010 USER MANUAL

Panthera-Puncher

™

Software version 1.8

Dried Blood Spot Punching Device

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Page 1: ...2081 0010 USER MANUAL Panthera Puncher 9 Software version 1 8 Dried Blood Spot Punching Device...

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Page 3: ...and setting up the plates 9 Unloading the plates from the instrument 10 Plate edit view 10 Operations in detail 12 Punching and sample queries 12 Sample identification 13 Detection of punch areas 13...

Page 4: ...25 Loading templates 25 Analytes 25 Punching 26 Punches per well 26 Card barcode rules 27 Plate 27 Exporting 27 Plate maps 28 Barcode rule notation 28 Storing of the sample card image 30 Log files 31...

Page 5: ...t from the Keyboards and Languages tab of the Windows Region and Language dialog The default user and administrator user names and corresponding passwords are provided in a separate document If the ne...

Page 6: ...of moving parts in the instrument This way up Fragile handle with care Keep dry Certification mark from testing laboratory In vitro diagnostic medical device Catalogue number Battery recycle WEEE foll...

Page 7: ...heck the number of disks in the well in error or repunch situations Incorrect number of disks may lead to a false result Warning Installing the instrument in a location where sunlight reaches the samp...

Page 8: ...eads Caution When cleaning the punch heads ensure that parts from different punch heads do not become interchanged This may cause the punch head to become unusable the disk to not have space to fall o...

Page 9: ...need to be added to certain user groups in order to have access rights to the Panthera software User groups in question are Puncher Users or Puncher Administrators depending on what functions the use...

Page 10: ...nched from each blood spot Intellipunch detects the blood areas on the sample card based on the card surface color and automatically optimizes the punch locations for the current blood spot This provi...

Page 11: ...t able to recover the error message will say Unrecoverable error When the instrument informs the user of e g a movement error it is a hint that an error has occurred but that the instrument was able t...

Page 12: ...all controls 6 green dots to the plate prior to patient samples By default it is set to punch only the start controls so that the plate can be packed in case it is a partial plate It is not possible...

Page 13: ...cause the plates to become unusable Loading and setting up the plates Press the Eject button in the Plates view and open the hatch Once the hatch is open the plate track comes out The plate track cont...

Page 14: ...head configuration When connected to Specimen Gate Laboratory all samples with the unavailable disk size will still be displayed on the punch screen albeit they will be disabled and you will not be a...

Page 15: ...now want to export data the default folder path is that of the file previously imported If needed remember to change the folder path to point to the correct location If a plate needs to be reloaded to...

Page 16: ...er the first punch command realign the card and the instrument will locate the next positions to punch the missing disks Tip You can easily toggle from the Plates view to the Punch view by bringing th...

Page 17: ...utomatic identification system using running numbers This can be turned on or off from the Settings view for more details see Automatic Sample ID generation on page 24 To provide the sample ID manuall...

Page 18: ...osition In Specimen Gate mode the right punch head is always brought to the front while waiting for the punch command as the instrument does not know the correct prioritized size before the queries ar...

Page 19: ...ears red and each plate with a red well is outlined in red as well Select each plate outlined in red to see the detailed view Once you have visually checked the well you can change its status by selec...

Page 20: ...ckground of the Punch head maintenance area also appears in red Even if the software reminds you to clean the punch heads you are be able to continue punching However it is strongly advised that you p...

Page 21: ...emoving and cleaning the punch heads In order to clean a punch head you need to remove it from the puncher dismantle it and then clean the various parts The inner chute is the part that gathers the mo...

Page 22: ...tor 90 degrees counterclockwise and slide it out The disk detector the chute and the spring come out of the punch head Remove the chute and the spring by pulling them Panthera Puncher 9 User Manual Ma...

Page 23: ...Separate the spring from the chute In principle you should have the different components as shown in the picture below Panthera Puncher 9 User Manual Maintenance and shutdown 19...

Page 24: ...ater first should largely eliminate this problem You may use swabs foam or nylon applicator sticks are best as cotton tipped applicator sticks can leave behind cotton filaments or cleaning clothes tha...

Page 25: ...at a 90 degrees angle then insert the inner chute part into the guide and make sure that the fastening pins of the frame arm are placed in the groove of the plastic part of the detector You can then...

Page 26: ...position and replace the punch head into the instrument Note On occasion when inserting the punch head back to the instrument after the daily punch head maintenance the Panthera software presents a Sk...

Page 27: ...It is critical that you protect the detector from any liquid Panthera Puncher 9 User Manual Maintenance and shutdown 23...

Page 28: ...0531 yy M d 11 5 31 MM dd BB 05 31BB AB yy ooo where ooo represents an ordinal date i e the number corresponding to the current day in the current year the 31st of May is the 151st day of the year 201...

Page 29: ...ap autoincrement and start location parameters After pressing the button a new window opens and gives you the possibility to select a platemap to preview the platemap to set the start location for tha...

Page 30: ...for a particular analyte press the corresponding button A page displays the analyte settings which are organized in six areas Punching Punches per well Card barcode rules Plate Plate maps Exporting Pu...

Page 31: ...the rules for automatic identification of an analyte from a plate barcode See Card barcode rules on page 27 for basic instructions for writing rules For example if you want a rule for a plate barcode...

Page 32: ...plate maps for the selected analyte Only three plate maps are previewed at a time You can browse through all plate maps by pressing the left and right arrows Every analyte must have at least one plat...

Page 33: ...here x is the number of characters All static components in the barcode rules are written without The rules are case sensitive on the static components Table 1 Examples of barcode notation Rule Notati...

Page 34: ...the sample cards punched on the corresponding day The name of each file is structured as follows xxxxxxxxx date time where xxxxxxxxx is of variable length and represents the sample card ID This is to...

Page 35: ...are stored in the folder C ProgramData PerkinElmer SpotLight Logs The programdata folder is a hidden folder It can be accessed by typing the location in the address bar of Windows explorer Panthera Pu...

Page 36: ...one more disk be punched from that same spot Is this normal This is due to the inaccuracy of pixel size calibration which ensures that the disks fit In some situations a disk can be a pixel smaller th...

Page 37: ...about this product or you need assistance please contact PerkinElmer Customer Support Rest of the world GS customersupport perkinelmer com North America gs technical support perkinelmer com Panthera...

Page 38: ...number listed below Give the full identification number of the manual you require This number is at the top right hand corner of the first page of the PDF The format is 2081 9xxx xx Each language ver...

Page 39: ...ation 16 Maintenance and shutdown 16 O Operation Loading and setting up plates 9 Plate edit view 10 Punching and sample queries 12 Startup and shutdown 8 Operation continued Uloading plates from instr...

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Page 42: ...2081 9020 13 April 26 2022 Manufacturer Wallac Oy Mustionkatu 6 FI 20750 Turku Finland Tel 358 2 2678 111 Fax 358 2 2678 357 www perkinelmer com...

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