Safety information
This section contains the safety information for the product.
Conventions
The following conventions are used in all system documentation:
Warning:
A warning indicates a hazardous situation or operation that, if not avoided, could result in serious personal
injury or death to the operator or the patient. Follow all stated precautions.
Caution:
A caution indicates an operation that could cause damage to the instrument or loss of data, or personal
injury to the operator or the patient if correct procedures are not followed.
Note:
A note emphasizes significant information in a procedure or description, and alerts users to key points of interest
not related to personal injury.
In cases where a specific hazard or warning has been identified – such as an electrical or burn hazard – that symbol is
added to the cautions and warnings.
Warnings and precautions
Warning:
To ensure data security, log off from the computer when you leave it.
Warning:
Do not open the side covers unless the instrument is switched off.
Warning:
The specimens are human dried blood spots. The dust that is created by punching should be cleaned
regularly.
Warning:
The humidity levels of the air and the materials used affect the build-up of static electricity and thus the
punching performance. With low humidity, there is a higher possibility of pumching errors than with high humidity.
These effects increase as the punch size decreases. Be careful when working in conditions which are at the lower end
of the humidity specifications.
Warning:
Always check 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 sample plane may cause issues with
barcode reading and sample identification.
Warning:
Using glossy paper for sample barcodes can cause barcode reading to fail.
Warning:
Under some lighting conditions, the top light intensity may have to be decreased to ensure the
best performance in barcode reading. To adjust the top light intensity, please contact your local PerkinElmer
representative.
Warning:
To minimize the risk of a partially read sample barcode, the barcode rule for patient samples should be
activated. To activate the barcode rule, and for any other barcode-related issues, contact your local PerkinElmer
representative.
Warning:
When punching a calibrator or a control sample, it is your responsibility to select the correct level spot for
punching. The instrument cannot recognize the markings below the blood spots. The level queried can be seen on
the left side of the screen.
Warning:
The information of a partially punched well is not transferred to Specimen Gate, worklists or recovery files.
The wells appear as empty wells.
Warning:
The Panthera-Puncher 9 is equipped with an ionizer to counteract static charges from microplates. When
working with assays which are developed in-house using coated microplates, ensure that the homogeneity of the
assay plates after they have been exposed to the ionizer. Exposure to the ionizer has been minimized and does not
impact PerkinElmer DBS assays.
Caution:
Keep your fingers and other body parts away from the instrument's moving parts.
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