Protection against infection • Follow your institution‘s infection control procedures for handling blood specimens. • There is a potential risk of infection. Healthcare professionals using the cobas b 101 system must be aware that WARNING any object coming into contact with human blood is a potential source of infection. Healthcare professionals must also be aware that any cross-contamination is a potential source of infection for patients.
• Optical Check disc The cobas b 101 system is intended for professional use in a clinical laboratory setting or at the point of care. The instrument can be configured according to your institution’s needs, and features such as requiring an operator ID may or may not be used.
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101 system Lid. Use the “Open” button on the screen e.g. to Lid button. Use this button to open the flap when the insert a test disc for measurement. Keep this flap instrument is switched off. closed during measurement.
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101 system – disc overview HbA1c Lipid QC Info Disc QC Info Disc Front view of HbA1c disc. Front view of Lipid disc. Back view of HbA1c disc. Back view of Lipid disc. HbA1c disc suction point. Lipid disc suction point.
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Single Test HbA1c Power on instrument. Select Patient Test Open disc pouch and Open disc completely. and then select Single remove HbA1c disc. Test. Front view of HbA1c Back view of HbA1c Clean the side of the Lance the side of the disc.
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Once closed …the hinge cover Open the lid by With the disc facing correctly… cannot be opened selecting Open on the upwards, place it on again. screen. the spindle within the white circle. Close lid. Finish test by selecting The measurement on the screen starts automatically and and dispose of disc...
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Single Test Lipid Select Patient Test Power on instrument. Open disc pouch and Open disc completely. and then select Single remove Lipid disc. Test. Front view of Lipid disc. Back view of Lipid disc. Clean the side of the Lance the side of the middle or ring finger with fingertip.
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Once closed …the hinge cover Open the lid by With the disc facing correctly… cannot be opened selecting Open on the upwards, place it on again. screen. the spindle within the white circle. Close lid. Finish test by selecting The measurement on the screen starts automatically and and dispose of disc...
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Dual Test Select Patient Test Power on instrument. Read on-screen Open disc pouch and and then select Dual instructions carefully remove Lipid disc. Test. and confirm by selecting Open disc completely. Front view of Lipid disc. Back view of Lipid disc. Clean the side of the middle or ring finger with Suction Point: Apply blood...
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Press the hinge cover down Put Lipid disc aside. Open pouch of disc and Open disc completely. firmly to close disc. Once remove HbA1c disc. closed correctly the hinge cover cannot be opened again. Front view of HbA1c Back view of HbA1c Apply blood directly Check sample volume: disc.
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Insert Lipid disc HbA1c and Lipid test Finish test by selecting immediately. Close results are displayed. on the screen lid. The measurement and dispose of disc starts automatically and appropriately. * If alarm is enabled. takes about 6 minutes.
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QC Test HbA1c HbA1c QC Info Disc Select Control Test Material needed: 1 QC solution level 1 Power on instrument. and then select QC 2 HbA1c discs 1 QC solution level 2 … 1 HbA1c QC Info disc. Test. HbA1c QC Info Disc For a new QC lot select For new QC lot: Take...
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Open disc completely Carefully apply a drop Check sample volume: Press the hinge cover down and turn disc on its of QC solution (level The area marked in firmly to close disc. Once backside (blank side as defined in ) to the blue has to be filled closed correctly the hinge facing up).
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QC Test Lipid Lipid QC Info Disc Select Control Test Material needed: 1 QC solution level 1 Power on instrument. and then select QC 2 Lipid discs 1 QC solution level 2 … 1 Lipid QC Info disc. Test. Lipid QC Info Disc For a new QC lot select For new QC lot: Take...
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Open disc completely Carefully apply a drop Observe that the drop of Press the hinge cover down and turn disc on its of QC solution (level QC solution is completely firmly to close disc. Once backside (blank side as defined in ) to the absorbed by the disc.
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