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Time: 15 minutes for one plunger
Analyzer mode: Off
All products or objects that come in contact with human or animal body fluids
should be handled, before and after cleaning, as if capable of transmitting
infectious diseases. Wear facial protection, gloves, and protective clothing.
The operator should follow the recommendations to prevent the transmission of
infectious agents in health-care settings as recommended for potentially
infectious specimens in Protection of Laboratory Workers from Infectious
Disease Transmitted by Blood, Body Fluids, and Tissue, 2d edition; Approved
Guideline (1997) Document M29-A, National Committee for Clinical Laboratory
Standards (NCCLS). This document contains complete information on user
protection and it can be used as reference material for instructions on laboratory
safety.
To clean the syringes and plungers
1. Remove the syringe.
a. Turn the thumb wheel (
b. Disconnect the input (
c. Remove the nut and washer that secure the
Maintaining the Analyzer
BIOHAZARD
until the plunger is lowered about ½ inch
(1.27 cm).
fittings from the syringe head.
syringe at the top. Slide the syringe barrel
down toward the bottom of the carriage to
clear the mounting hole, then remove.
1
) counterclockwise
2
) and output (
3
)
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