Roche cobas h232 Operator's Manual

Roche cobas
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Wash your hands and apply Personal Protective Equipment

2. Wash patients hands with warm soapy water or clean finger with an alcohol
wipe prior to testing.
3. Turn the instrument on by pressing the On/Off button for longer than 5
seconds.
4. Touch the Patient Test button and enter the Patient ID using the touchscreen
keypad or scan the patient barcode.
5.

The test strip symbol prompts you to insert the test strip.

6.

Remove the test strip from the foil package

NOTE: Only remove the test strip form the foil package only when you are
ready to perform a test.
7. Hold the test strip so that the application and test areas are facing up. Insert
the test strip quickly into the test strip guide of the meter using a smooth,
even motion. Slide the test strip in as far as it will go, a beep tone indicates
that the meter has detected the test strip.
NOTE: If you are using a new test strip lot number and have not inserted the
code chip yet, you will be prompted to do so now.
8. The thermometer symbol shows that the test strip is warming up, and the
parameter and code chip number is also displayed on the screen.
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h 232 D-Dimer BENCH METHOD
Roche cobas h 232 D-Dimer Bench Method IECDD.2.v1 26.3.12
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