Weekly Care and maintenance for Maglumi CLIA Analyzers


Weekly Care and maintenance for Maglumi CLIA Analyzers



Weekly Maintenance instructions 

Weekly maintenance is to be performed weekly. Due to the time involved, it is recommended to perform the weekly maintenance at the end of each working week.

Required equipment:
  1. 200 ml commercial hypochlorite or bleach MAGLUMI® Wash/System Liquid concentrate
  2. MAGLUMI® Starter Reagent Freshwater defined according to NCCLS guidelines for laboratory water (Type III), 
  3. 0.5% diluted Hypochlorite solution Lint-free cloth

Required time:
It should take a maximum estimated time of  90 minutes for the completion of the weekly maintenance.

Preparation:
Dilute 0.5% active hypochlorite to 99.5% of freshwater, defined according to NCCLS guidelines for laboratory water (Type III).

Wash/System Liquid must be prepared a minimum of 6 hours before usage.

CAUTIONS
Failure to prepare Wash/System Liquid a minimum of 6 hours prior to usage can result in degassing of the system and therefore jeopardize test results

Procedure:
1. Switch off the system 
          a. Exit the MAGLUMI® software.
          b. Close all programs on the PC.
          c. Turn off the PC & Monitor.
          d. Turn off the analyzer

2. Cleaning the system 
          a. Clean external portions of instrument cover with a solution of diluted hypochlorite of 0.5%. 
          b. Clean the exterior parts of the two needles with lightly damped cloth of distilled water,
               taking great care not to bend the needles. 
          c. Visually check the condition of the pipettor needles (if any black coating is missing on the
              needle tip, contact the local service centre immediately). 
         d. Clean the touch screen monitor with lightly damped cloth of distilled water & wipe dry
              with a clean dry lint-free cloth. 
         e. Empty the waste tank and preferably add 200 ml of commercial hypochlorite or bleach. 
         f. Replace the reaction module waste bag if necessary 

3. Check system liquids 
         a. Check Starter levels and replace them if not sufficient. 
         b. Check Wash/System Liquid level and if necessary add a solution prepared at least 6 hours
             before use.

4. Switch on the system 
         a. Switch on the PC system. 
         b. Start the MAGLUMI® software & system.
         c. Check the position of the needles.

5. Pre-prime the system using the tables listed below, if system liquids were replaced.

T1-Pre-priming table for replacing system Liquid

Section
Type
Values



Cycles
Pipettor
10

Washer
10

Chamber Set A
0



Reaction modules
BGW
0

LC - le
0

LC - ri
0


T1-Pre-priming table for replacing starter reagent

Section
Type
Values



Cycles
Pipettor
0

Washer
0

Chamber Set A
10



Reaction modules
BGW
0

LC - le
0

LC - ri
0

NOTE
If both liquid supplies were replaced, the values in the tables above must be combined.

6. Start system test.

POST VER 1.0
Source 
Snibe, editor. “18 Care and Maintenance.” Operating Instructions MAGLUMI 1000/2000/2000PLUS/4000 , 2.5 ver., pp. 18–1-18–8. 




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