Luminex IS Version 2.3 - Manual (Page 98)

Luminex IS Software Manual for Version 2.3
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88 PN 89-00002-00-110 Rev. B
information for CAL 1, CAL2, CON1, and CON2 reagents are
correct.
5. Click OK to verify that the lot information is accurate.
Maintenance Procedures
Table 11 shows a recommended schedule for maintenance
operations.
Table 11. Maintenance Operations:
Recommended Use Schedule
Operation Recommended Use Schedule
Warmup • Daily
• After four hours of system inactivity
Prime • Daily
• To remove air from sheath fluid tubing
• After performing these actions:
– refilling the sheath container
– removing and replacing sheath container
– changing the sheath fluid filter
– changing the syringe seal
Backflush • Troubleshooting and preventative
maintenance purposes only:
– to remove obstructions from the cuvette
– if fluid does not flow through the waste
tubing during prime cycles or during
sample acquisition
– if fluid drips from the sample probe during
priming and forms puddles of fluid on the
plate
Alcohol Flush • Daily
• Before system calibration
• After changing the sample probe
• To remove air bubbles from the cuvette using
70% isopropanol or 70% ethanol
Sanitize • To decontaminate sample lines and cuvette
after biohazard contact using 10% to 20%
household bleach
– daily if working with biohazards
– monthly if not working with biohazards
Wash • As needed using distilled water
• Four times after system calibration
• Twice after sanitize