Mesa Labs Smart-Well Model 1710 Operation Manual - 9153 Rev E
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a.
Remove the Smart-Read EZTest BI from the incubator.
b.
Visually inspect the Smart-Read EZTest BI for purple color to confirm the negative result.
Note: Visual verification should be performed as soon as
possible after the incubation period has ended.
c.
If the result is confirmed, it is an indication that the spores were killed by the sterilization
process.
d.
The test is complete, and the incubation cavity is immediately ready to accept a new BI for
test.
12.
Upon test completion, the Smart-Read EZTest BI unit label can be removed from the BI and
affixed to the printed results.
Note: to manually re-print a test result while the BI is still in
the incubation cavity, press the cavity’s button on the Main
Menu, then press the Print button from the Query menu.
To re-print a test result after the BI has been removed, see
Using the Test History Log
.
USING POSITIVE CONTROLS
The Smart-Well incubator has one incubation cavity marked
C
for the incubation of a positive control. A
positive control is an unexposed BI used to verify that the biological indicators being used are viable, and
that the incubator is providing adequate conditions for growth. A positive control is to be used anytime
a load is being verified or at least once per day.
A positive control can be incubated in the Smart-Well incubator much like an exposed BI, except that the
expected (desired) result is a positive BI.
To test a positive control, follow the instructions for testing exposed BIs, noting the following
exceptions:
1.
Insert the activated, unexposed positive control BI into the positive control cell marked
C
.
2.
The
BI Insert Wizard
will prompt only for
BI Lot Number
and
User ID
.
3.
If the positive control Smart-Read EZTest BI has turned yellow (positive) at any time during the
incubation period, the status LED in front of the incubation cell will turn green and a green
+
will appear on a yellow background in place of the hourglass icon on the C button on the
Main
Menu
.
Positive result in cavity C
