Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics ID-MTS, Справочное руководство

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ORTHO
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Workstation for ID-MTS
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Gel Cards Reference Guide
Pub. No.: J55700ENna 11
2013-09-04
Section 4 - Centrifuge
Section 4 - Centrifuge
Operational Guidelines
The ORTHO
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Workstation centrifuge has a rotor designed to hold up to 10 cards. The centrifuge
is preset to spin the cards at 1032 rpm for 10 minutes. You may check the rpm any time during the
centrifugation cycle by checking the centrifuge RPM LED display. The centrifuge RPM LED display
is continuously updated. Never attempt to open the centrifuge while rotor is spinning; serious injury
could result if rotating parts are exposed. If you hear a loud noise, hit the Stop button immediately.
Procedure- Spin Cards
No special training is required to operate this instrument.
1. Turn instrument on.
2. The time LED display will read 10:00.
3. Open the lid of the centrifuge.
4. Insert cards into holders. The centrifuge rotor is rigid mounted, however, care should be taken to
ensure that the centrifuge rotor is balanced. The balance card may be required to balance the
rotor. Balance card storage is located in the balance card holder on the top of the instrument. Your
lab will need to provide an ID-MTS
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Gel card for use. To avoid imbalance of the centrifuge, please
follow Balance Card Configurations as shown below in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Balance Card Configurations
5. Close the lid. The centrifuge will not spin with the lid opened.
NOTE: Failure to completely close the centrifuge lid can prevent the start of a centrifuge cycle and
if not closed for an extended period of time a critical error condition could occur that would require
a system power cycle to correct.
BIOHAZARD: Handle all blood and materials in contact with blood as if capable of
transmitting infectious agents. It is recommended that blood and materials in
contact with blood be handled using established good laboratory practices.
1 card
3 cards 7 cards
5 cards 9 cards
*
The gold-filled slot indicates proper placement of the balance card, the black-filled slot represents cards
being tested and the white-filled slot represents an empty position.