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ST-200 aQua

Operator’s Manual

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OPERATING THE ANALYZER

3. Operating the Analyzer

A. Calibration

The instrument has to be calibrated when it is switched ON or it

automatically calibrates on set calibrated frequency after four hours or

eight hours as per set frequency.

Following is the calibration procedure:

A. Calibration

Switch ON the instrument

↓

INITIALIZING…

↓

↓

ACQUIRING RANGES

Please Wait…

↓

SENSACORE

System Uncalibrated

Please Calibrate….

Na* K* iCa* Li* pH* Cl*

Press CALIBRATE key

↓

CALIBRATE

Y→ Continue

N→ Exit

Press Y

Displays PUMP CALIBRATION STEPS

↓

↓

PUMPING AIR

↓

SELF CHECK

Searching pack

Summary of Contents for ST-200 aQua

Page 1: ...Easy to Operate Minimal Maintenance Accurate Results Economical Auto Queue Universal Analyzer Healthcare and Diagnostic Products OPERATOR S MANUAL Welco Pump Keypad...

Page 2: ...iCa Li pH Cl Electrolyte Analyzer OPERATOR S MANUAL SENSA CORE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION PVT LTD Plot No 3 Export Promotion Industrial Park Pashamylaram Sangareddy Dist Hyderabad Telangana 502307 www se...

Page 3: ...control valve 8 b Reference housing 9 c Building the Electrodes stack 10 d Installation of tubing 11 e Reagent Pack Installation 14 C Analyzer Restoration 16 D Printer Setup 17 E Power Up 18 3 Operat...

Page 4: ...67 D Urine 67 E Expected Values 68 5 Maintenance 69 6 Principles of Operation 70 A ISE Theory 70 7 Specifications of Na K iCa Li pH Cl 72 8 Troubleshooting 74 Introduction 74 A Flow path system 76 B F...

Page 5: ...assembly modules 7 12 8 Pump tube installation 8 13 9 Reagent pack installation 9 15 10 Vent holes on reagent pack caps 10 15 11 Printer setup 11 17 12 Back view connection 12 18 13 Aspirating sample...

Page 6: ...You will be guided through the display menu by pressing on keypad the Y or N button in response to questions and messages that appear on the display Calibration is automatic but can be performed on d...

Page 7: ...perly grounded The ST 200 aQua electrolyte analyzer should not be plugged into a circuit protected by a GFI Ground Fault Interrupter The environment should be as free as possible from dust mechanical...

Page 8: ...ST 200 aQua Operator s Manual 7 ST 200 aQua Figure 1...

Page 9: ...lyzer components follow the procedures in this chapter New ST 200 aQua electrolyte analyzers are shipped with the fluid control valve and two pump motors a Fluid Control Valve Valve is mounted in ST 2...

Page 10: ...comes with black lock on the seal to avoid transportation leakage of KCl Solution Remove the black lock part from the seal of Reference housing mandatory before installation Figure 3 Reference Housing...

Page 11: ...e 5 ST 200 aQua Electrolyte analyzer comes with two blocks of 3 in 1 electrodes The block 1 comes with two types of parameter combinations i e K Na K Na iCa and the block 2 comes with 8 types of param...

Page 12: ...tallation of tubing The ST 200 aQua Electrolyte analyzers comes with two pump motors The first pump motor is used for the flow of CAL A CAL B solutions in to the electrode housing in control with the...

Page 13: ...ST 200 aQua Operator s Manual 12 Figure 7...

Page 14: ...ich consists of lock 2 Rollers It consists of grove at its bottom and a knob on the front side Grove side should be inserted to the base knob 3 Pump tubing Insert the tubing as per the direction by ho...

Page 15: ...he reagent pack in your hand and place reagent pack into back side slot of the analyzer connect the CAL A tube cap to the CAL A container and CAL B tube cap to the CAL B container respectively as show...

Page 16: ...15 Figure 9 Note Don t place the ST 200 aQua reagent packs open to atmosphere Because the solutions gets escape from the containers Only the small vent holes on the caps should be open for air inlet a...

Page 17: ...to maintenance mode and remove the electrode housing by disconnecting first pump outflow tube from the bubble detector flow cell pin and disconnect the second pump motor inflow red tube from the elect...

Page 18: ...adhesives After installing the paper close the cover on the top of the housing until the door gets locked Use of the ST 200 aQua electrolyte analyzer printer requires some precautions 1 Use only the...

Page 19: ...a grounded outlet When the ST 200 aQua electrolyte analyzer is plugged in the power is ON The Na K iCa Li pH Cl analyzer will display SENSACORE ELECTROLYTE ANALYZER Ver XXXXXX When the ST 200 aQua ele...

Page 20: ...set calibrated frequency after four hours or eight hours as per set frequency Following is the calibration procedure A Calibration Switch ON the instrument INITIALIZING ACQUIRING RANGES Please Wait SE...

Page 21: ...______ mV Li ______ mV pH ______ mV Cl ______ mV Displays CAL B milli volts on display E g Na 13 46 mV K 30 64 mV iCa 66 31 mV Li 67 48 mV pH 31 05 mV Cl 66 45 mV CAL A MEASUREMENT 3 cycles Air Liqui...

Page 22: ...7 10 K 61 77 iCa 36 54 Li 76 02 pH 58 53 Cl 51 54 If any parameter is not calibrated then it will show beside that parameter in home screen So that we can clearly see the status of instrument B Analyz...

Page 23: ...he flow cell and Press Y Please wait Positioning Sample SAMPLE MEASUREMENT Sample is positioned into the sensors Na ______ mV K ______ mV iCa ______ mV Li ______ mV pH ______ mV Cl ______ mV Displays...

Page 24: ...ol L K 0 2 40 0 mmol L iCa 0 10 0 mmol L Cl 20 0 200 0 mmol L Li 0 5 0 mmol L pH 5 0 9 0 SERUM PLASMA CSF Na 20 0 250 0 mmol L K 0 2 40 0 mmol L iCa 0 10 0 mmol L Cl 20 0 200 0 mmol L Li 0 5 0 mmol L...

Page 25: ...TICS 2 USER MENU 3 SETUP MENU 4 PARAMETERS 5 SELECT iCa UNIT Press 1 DIAGNOSTICS 1 DAILY CLEANER 2 MAINTENANCE 3 SENSORS 4 FLOW 5 HARDWARE 6 REAGENT PACK Press 1 DAILY CLEANER is Cleaner Ready Y Conti...

Page 26: ...G AIR PUMPING CAL A CAL B MEASUREMENT 3 cycles of Cal B Air Liquid Air Liquid Air Liquid Na ______ mV K ______ mV iCa ______ mV Li _______ mV pH ______ mV Cl ______ mV Displays CAL B milli Volts CAL A...

Page 27: ...AL B MEASUREMENT 3 cycles Air Liquid Air Liquid Air Liquid Na ______ mV K ______ mV iCa ______ mV Li ______ mV pH ______ mV Cl _______ mV Displays CAL B milli volts on display CAL A MEASUREMENT 3 cycl...

Page 28: ...the ST 200 aQua in STANDBY mode reduces reagents consumption by discontinuing automatic calibrations The analyzer does however draw a small amount of calibrant A solution to prevent the electrodes fro...

Page 29: ...ST 200 aQua Operator s Manual 28 E Sub Menus i Diagnostics...

Page 30: ...ST 200 aQua Operator s Manual 29 ii User Menu...

Page 31: ...ST 200 aQua Operator s Manual 30 iii Setup Menu...

Page 32: ...ST 200 aQua Operator s Manual 31 iv Parameters Note Star Indicates Blank...

Page 33: ...5 parts urine diluent s resulting in 1 5 dilutions Note In urine mode only Na K Cl parameters are measured but not all After dilution change Analyze type to URINE mode by following below steps Press M...

Page 34: ...ent in Urine type as follows ANALYZE URINE Y Continue N Exit Press Y is Urine Ready Y Continue N Exit Take the diluted urine solution by the pipette drop it in the flow cell and Press Y Please Wait Po...

Page 35: ...lows will not be reported URINE RANGE Na 35 1000 mmol L K 50 200 mmol L Cl 25 500 mmol L G Stored Results Press MENU 2 USER MENU 4 PRINT STORED RESULTS 1 Sample Results 2 QC Results 3 Urine Results Th...

Page 36: ...has been consumed can be checked whenever required by answering Y to REAGENT PACK CONSUMPTION the percentage of the reagent pack that has been left is displayed and printed ST 200 aQua will instruct...

Page 37: ...ou can be confident in the results obtained Run all the control levels daily Data may be stored in memory for future statistical analysis To perform quality control sample set up ANALYZE TYPE as QC in...

Page 38: ...he Cleaning Solution by the pipette and drop it in the flow cell and Press Y Aspirating Please Wait CLEANING Performing PUMPING AIR PUMPING CAL A PUMPING AIR Clean Cycle Performed PUMPING AIR PUMPING...

Page 39: ...splays CAL A milli Volts PUMPING AIR PUMPING CAL A PUMP CAL A TEST Pump CAL 1460 PUMPING AIR PUMPING CAL A To clean the electrodes CAL B MEASUREMENT 3 cycles Air Liquid Air Liquid Air Liquid Na ______...

Page 40: ...libration slope instrument is ready for analysis 2 MAINTENANCE Whenever operator wants to switch off the instrument then operator should activate maintenance mode then he can switch off the instrument...

Page 41: ...NSORS Sensors is used to check mV of the electrodes for each reagent separately Press MENU MENU 1 DIAGNOSTICS 2 USER MENU 3 SETUP MENU 4 PARAMETERS 5 SELECT iCa UNIT Press 1 DIAGNOSTICS 1 DAILY CLEANE...

Page 42: ...SOR CAL B mV Press 2 SENSOR CAL B mV CAL B MEASUREMENT 3 cycles of Cal B Air Liquid Air Liquid Air Liquid SENSOR CAL B mV Na ______ mV K ______ mV iCa ______ mV Li ______ mV pH ______ mV Cl ______ mV...

Page 43: ...3 VALVE TEST N Exit Press 1 REAGENT PRIMING 1 PRIME CAL A 2 PRIME CAL B 3 PRIME ALL N Exit Press 1 PRIMING CAL A Please wait Air is aspirated followed by CAL A through electrode housing PRIMING CAL A...

Page 44: ...NG CAL B Please wait Air is aspirated followed by CAL B through electrode housing PRIMING CAL A Please wait PRIMING CAL A Priming Completed N Exit Press N Air is aspirated followed by CAL A through el...

Page 45: ...the flow path of valve by using DI water syringe FLOW 1 REAGENT PRIMING 2 PUMP CALIBRATION 3 VALVE TEST N Exit Press 3 VALVE TEST 1 CAL A FLOW 2 CAL B FLOW 3 CAL A B In Flow 4 AIR FLOW N Exit Press 1...

Page 46: ...A B In Flow 4 AIR FLOW N Exit Press 3 CAL A B In Flow ON 60 N STOP Clean the CAL A B flow path inlet of valve and the tubing of first pump motor before counter reaches 0 Press N CAL A B In Flow OFF N...

Page 47: ...a UNIT Press 1 DIAGNOSTICS 1 DAILY CLEANER 2 MAINTENANCE 3 SENSORS 4 FLOW 5 HARDWARE 6 REAGENT PACK Press 5 Sample detector HARDWARE 1 SAMPLE DETECTOR 2 PUMP MODULE 3 SOFTWARE VERSION N Exit Press 1 S...

Page 48: ...tatuses Software version HARDWARE 1 SAMPLE DETECTOR 2 PUMP MODULE 3 SOFTWARE VERSION N Exit Press 3 SOFTWARE VERSION XXXXX Date DD MM YYYY N Exit It shows the version date 6 REAGENT PACK It shows the...

Page 49: ...PTION Press 1 REAGENT PACK ID Please Wait REAGENT PACK ID BE91132C000007E0 OEM NON OEM NON OEM DISTRIBUTOR ID XX1 LOT NO XXXXX PACK VOLUME 450 mL N Exit Press N REAGENT PACK 1 REAGENT PACK ID 2 REAGEN...

Page 50: ...ress N REAGENT PACK 1 REAGENT PACK ID 2 REAGENT PACK INFO 3 REAGENT PACK CONSUMPTION Press 3 REAGENT PACK CONSUMPTION Please Wait REAGENT PACK CONSUMPTION Solution left 98 N Exit Consumption of reagen...

Page 51: ...RMAL RANGES 2 CALIBRATION FREQUENCY 3 SIPPING FREQUENCY 4 PRINT STORED RESULTS 5 AUTO STANDBY 6 CORRECTION FACTOR Press 1 Please make a note that if you press the RESET RANGES then instrument reset al...

Page 52: ...GES Press 1 SAMPLE RANGES 1 Na 2 K 3 iCa 4 Cl 5 Li 6 pH N Exit Press required parameter to be changed and enter its maximum and minimum ranges Example Press 1 SAMPLE RANGES Na MAX 150 00 Na MIN 135 00...

Page 53: ...R Press 2 CALIBRATION FREQUENCY STATUS 4 HOURS Y 4 HOURS N 8 HOURS Press Y to select 4 hours or N to select 8 hours calibration frequency SIPPING FREQUENCY For every 30min 1 hour instrument takes 400u...

Page 54: ...Press 1 STORED SAMPLE RESULTS Please Enter 5 Dig Patient ID XXXXX Y Continue N Clear Enter Patient ID maximum up to 5 numeric digits which you want to search Press Y STORED SAMPLE RESULTS Searching P...

Page 55: ...Exit Depending upon the result required select the range option Press 1 RESULT 00 Y Next N Exit Press Y RESULT 01 Na 135 89 K 4 215 iCa 1 083 Cl 92 559 Li 0 00 pH 7 06 Y Print N Exit Press Y to print...

Page 56: ...XXX Y Continue N Clear Enter Patient Id maximum up to 5 numeric digits which you want to search Press Y STORED SAMPLE RESULTS Searching P ID XXXXX Na 382 28 K 70 99 Cl 374 82 Y Print N Exit Press Y to...

Page 57: ...TION FACTOR Press 5 for Auto Standby AUTO STANDBY STATUS ON Y ON N OFF Press Y to On and N to Off CORRECTION FACTOR USER MENU 1 NORMAL RANGES 2 CALIBRATION FREQUENCY 3 SIPPING FREQUENCY 4 PRINT STORED...

Page 58: ...e analyzed We have got Na on higher side In this case we have to insert slope factor of 0 92 Now 0 92 will be multiplied with the result of Na e g 130 0 92 119 After adding slope factor we should run...

Page 59: ...or 0 5 variation in K pH iCa Li In the above graph of intercept Na is reading all the three control levels higher approximately by 10 In this case we have to subtract intercept as 10 00 and verify it...

Page 60: ...etup menu MENU 1 DIAGNOSTICS 2 USER MENU 3 SETUP MENU 4 PARAMETERS 5 SELECT iCa UNIT Press 3 SETUP MENU 1 ANALYZE TYPE 2 DATE TIME 3 PRINTER 4 PRINT PARAMETER 5 PRINT mV 6 PATIENT ID Press 1 ANALYZE T...

Page 61: ...BLE Press 4 ANALYZE TYPE QUALITY CONTROL N Exit Press N ANALYZE TYPE 1 SERUM PLASMA 2 URINE 3 WHOLE BLOOD 4 QUALITY CONTROL 5 NON DETECTABLE Press 5 ANALYZE TYPE NON DETECTABLE N Exit Non Detectable I...

Page 62: ...by using N button we can change the field SETUP MENU 1 ANALYZE TYPE 2 DATE TIME 3 PRINTER 4 PRINT PARAMETERS 5 PRINT mV 6 PATIENT ID Press 2 DATE TIME DATE MM DD YYYY TIME HH MM SS Y SET N NEXT Press...

Page 63: ...IME DATE June 23 2017 TIME 11 47 Y SET N NEXT Set the Time Seconds Select Seconds 30 Y SET DATE TIME DATE June 23 2017 TIME 11 47 30 Y SET N NEXT Press N The date and time has been set PRINTER User ca...

Page 64: ...ct the parameter by pressing appropriate number if not then press Y button to see more parameters PRINT PARAMETERS 6 pH 7 All N Exit Press corresponding number for parameters details which to be analy...

Page 65: ...D i e press 2 for AUTO status it takes the PATIENT ID spontaneously in serial wise for each sample without giving PATIENT ID In MANUAL status i e we have to provide PATIENT ID for each sample as per r...

Page 66: ...the parameters as per requirement arrange the electrode blocks as per parameters Note In 5th Model Li parameter depends on Na and iCa parameters If Na or iCa or both Na iCa not calibrated Li won t be...

Page 67: ...reen topped tube must be used Do not use ammonium heparin EDTA or NaF tubes Note the time of collection 2 Mix the specimen by gently inverting and rotating the tube Do not shake 3 Analyze specimens wi...

Page 68: ...collection 2 Mix the specimen by gently inverting the tube Do not shake 3 Centrifuge the specimen within one hour of collection Carefully remove the top plasma layer for analysis Use a Pasteur pipett...

Page 69: ...s taking into account factors such as age sex diet and other determinants of electrolyte levels Whole Blood Serum Plasma Sodium Na 135 to 150 mmol L Potassium K 3 5 to 5 0 mmol L Ionized Calcium iCa 1...

Page 70: ...aily cleaning solution every day mandatory All other maintenance is performed by replacing the components as described in the schedule below When you wish to perform routine or any other maintenance f...

Page 71: ...es employ a plastic tube incorporating neutral carrier ionophores The flow through Ionized Calcium electrodes includes a plastic tube specially formulated to be selective to Calcium ions The flow thro...

Page 72: ...E potential developed in sample solution E ISE potential developed in the calibrant solution S Electrode Slope calculated during calibration Ci x Concentration of ion I in the sample Ci s Concentratio...

Page 73: ...rect Measurement by Ion Selective Electrode ISE Detection Range Blood Na 20 0 250 0 mmol L K 0 2 40 0 mmol L iCa 0 10 0 mmol L Cl 20 200 0 mmol L Li 0 5 0 mmol L pH 5 0 9 0 Urine Na 35 1000 mmol L K 5...

Page 74: ...roducibility expected Day to day n 20 C V 5 C V 5 C V 5 Analysis Time 75 sec Blood 65 sec Urine Data Storage 200000 Patient results 25000 Urine results and 100 QC results Calibration Automatic or on D...

Page 75: ...in MAINTAINANCE mode After removing the electrodes solutions pack or after troubleshooting or performing maintenance the operator must do reagent priming before calibrating the analyzer To do this pro...

Page 76: ...200 aQua Operator s Manual 75 Troubleshooting Kit Tools to help diagnose and correct problems 10mL syringe 01 Needles 03 Test Tubes 10 Fuse 2 amp 01 Fuse 5 amp 01 Electrode seals 03 Welco pump tube 0...

Page 77: ...d for aspirating and controlling the calibration solutions A and B from the Reagent pack by moving the lock pin as per requirement 1 While aspirating Calibrant A the valve s lock does not move because...

Page 78: ...ment and or excessive downtime PROBLEM AREA TYPICAL ERROR MESSAGES FLOW ERRORS AIR IN CAL A AIR IN CAL B AIR IN SAMPLE AIR IN CLEANER DRIFT ELECTRODES HIGH LOW DRIFT NOISE REAGENT PACKS AIR IN CAL A A...

Page 79: ...step Flow cell OR 2 Flow cell Enter maintenance mode and remove the electrode housing Check the flow cell if any dust particles are present in the slot clean it with daily cleaner or de ionized water...

Page 80: ...Flow VALVE TEST Check the liquid flow through valve Flush and clear valve tubing with de ionized water by disconnecting from Reagent pack and first pump motor 4 Pump motors Pump modules are used to ge...

Page 81: ...around by placing on solid work surface Clean the outer surface of the tubing with tissue paper Apply the grease to inner surroundings of module base softly Take a four rollers set and apply grease g...

Page 82: ...ed to make sure they are dry and clean including the reference electrode pin and female connector if low or erratic readings occur Electrodes with low calibration values below 35 for Na K Li Cl and be...

Page 83: ...t the electrode blocks pins including the reference electrode pin to ensure that they are dry and clean After reassembly the analyzer should be primed and calibrated D Reagent Pack AIR IN CAL A AIR IN...

Page 84: ...1 and 2 are successful but the printer remains inactive remove the analyzer power cord for ten seconds and then reinstall the power cord Press the paper advance button The printer head should move acr...

Page 85: ...utively on the ST 200 aQua and record the data 3 Calculate the mean standard deviation and C V for each sample 4 Compare the C V for sodium potassium and chloride and the S D to specifications CORRELA...

Page 86: ...Insufficient sample AIR IN CAL A Cal A not detected correctly AIR IN CAL B Cal B not detected correctly ASPIRATING Sample is being drawn into probe AUTO STANDBY Auto standby on off CALIBRATION FREQUEN...

Page 87: ...to perform daily cleaning DIAGNOSTICS Allows operator to check key analyzer Functions DISTRIBUTOR ID Allows the operator to check distributor ID DRIFT Na K iCa Cl Li pH Na K iCa Cl Li pH mV drifting...

Page 88: ...ests operator to confirm that probe is PRESS Y TO PROCEED in blood PRESS N TO EXIT PLEASE INSERT PACK Message will appear when the system has not detected reagent pack PRIMING CAL A CAL A fluid line i...

Page 89: ...essage will appear when liquid is pumped PUMP SPEED FAST Allows the operator to set the pumping speed fast PUMP SPEED SLOW Allows the operator to set the pumping speed slow REAGENT CONSUMPTION Allows...

Page 90: ...s the operator to display the mV readings of CAL A reagent selected SENSOR CAL B mV Allows the operator to display the mV readings of CAL B reagent selected SYSTEM UNCALIBRATED This allows the operato...

Page 91: ...y applicable for ST 200 aQua under normal operating conditions and maintained in accordance with the instructions in the operator s manual and when not having been subjected to accident alteration or...

Page 92: ...Auto Queue Universal Analyzer ST 200 a ua Plot No 3 Export Promotion Industrial Park Pashamylaram Sangareddy Dist Hyderabad 502307 Telangana INDIA Telephone 08455 223400 web www sensacore com...

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