MOSAIQ 125 PARTS DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION
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MosaiQ 125 - User Manual - November 2020 - Reference n°: MMSURM.0010.02
5.11.6 PIPETTOR
MODULE
The pipettor module comprises two needles:
One needle is dedicated to AT assays using a sample of red blood cells and
MosaiQ
Sample Diluent 1
.
The second needle is dedicated to the SDS assays using sample of plasma or serum
and
MosaiQ Sample Diluent 2
.
(pipettor module)
Wash
station
2 pipettor needles
1 well for
MosaiQ Sample Diluent 1
pipetting
1 well for
MosaiQ Sample Diluent 2
pipetting
(pipetting area)
Function:
1 - First, the dedicated needle aspirates the appropriate diluent (depending on the test
performed). It can access the sample diluents via two wells (one for
MosaiQ Sample
Diluent 1
and one for
MosaiQ Sample Diluent 2
).
2 - The dedicated needle aspirates the sample liquid from the sample tubes.
3 - Finally, the needle moves above the microarray for dispensing the liquid (diluted or
not) on the microarray panel.
Between each step described above, the pipettor moves to the wash station to clean itself
needles with system liquid.
NOTICE
For SDS assay, samples can be plasma or serum of blood
specimens.
INFO
To clean pipettor module (weekly task), please refer to
chapter
12.6.2
of this manual.
