PerkinElmer Panthera-Puncher 9, Руководство пользователя

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Regardless of whether you are using Intellipunch or a static punch pattern, if you give the punch command and all
disks cannot be punched from the same spot, you need to present the next blood spot on the same patient sample card
where material is available so that the missing disks can be punched.
Punching priority
The punching priority for the different analytes is shown on the left side of the camera image and in Stand-alone
mode, it is determined by the loading order (position 1 = highest priority, position 9 = lowest priority). In Specimen
Gate mode, the priority order comes from Specimen Gate Laboratory and can be changed by Specimen Gate Support if
desired. The corresponding number is also displayed for each disk to be punched on the camera image. The software
applies that priority order when detecting the available material for punching. That is, if three disks must be punched
but only two are available from the current spot, it punches the two disks with the highest priority (1 and 2) and leaves
the third one out to be punched from the next spot, provided one is available. If needed (for example, if the quantity of
material is insufficient) you can disable the punching for one or more analytes for a particular sample by pressing the
corresponding queries in the punching priority area.
If the planned punching involves two different punch sizes, the instrument will identify the highest priority analyte
disk size and will start by punching all disks of that size before punching the disks of the other size. This is to avoid
unnecessary back and forth movements of the punch heads thus optimizing punching time. Since the software already
plans the punching in advance for the whole blood spot, the priority is in no way affected, in the sense that if there is
not enough material on the blood spot to punch all disks, lower priority disks will still be left for the next punch round
(on the next blood spot of the sample card, if available).
When using the Panthera-Puncher 9 with two punch sizes (two punch heads), it is advised to place the highest priority
size punch head into the right position in order to diminish unneeded punch head changes. The correct position is
the primary punch head position. In Specimen Gate mode, the right punch head is always brought to the front while
waiting for the punch command, as the instrument does not know the correct prioritized size before the queries are
retrieved from Specimen Gate.
Note: When the instrument has an active Specimen Gate connection, the punching priorities come from Specimen Gate
Laboratory.
Punching patterns
If you choose not to use Intellipunch , you have to choose a punching pattern. In Punch view, if the Intellipunch
function is off (in the right-hand column), the static punch pattern button is enabled and the current options are
displayed. Press the button and the Manual punch configuration view appears. Choose the static punch pattern you
wish to use and then press OK . When choosing a punch pattern, the maximum punch size that can be used in the
pattern is shown next to it. The software only shows you punch patterns which are available for the punch heads
currently in the instrument.
The
Blood detect switch in this view toggles automatic blood detection on and off. If you switch it off, the puncher
works in a fully manual mode and it is up to the user to make sure each disk is punched from blood on the sample card.
The program remembers the last values you have selected for the punch pattern and the blood detection until it is
switched off. This allows for fast switching between Intellipunch and static pattern punching: just disable Intellipunch
to get your latest pattern option active.
The Retest mode (Stand-alone)
When the Panthera-Puncher 9 is working as stand-alone, the Punch view contains a switch called Retest mode . When
it is off, it means that the disks being punched are initial samples. Replicate amounts for initials and retests can be
configured in the analyte settings.
When all initial samples of the day are punched and you want to do some retests with different replicate settings, press
the Retest mode switch to go into retest mode. The analyte settings will be changed to correspond to your laboratory's
retests.
The queries in this mode work in a similar way to the initial test mode, hence tyou have to select the required analytes
by disabling the plates and queries that do not need to be retested.
When connected to Specimen Gate Laboratory, this software sends the retest queries to the Panthera-Puncher 9 and
the Retest mode switch is not visible.
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