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Cleaning and maintenance
Before cleaning or maintenance work is performed, the Sample Access Line must be transitioned
to Offline status or powered off.
CAUTION: Risk of injury due to inattentiveness while opening and closing track hoods.
The operator may be injured while opening and closing the track hoods. Carefully open
and close the track hoods. Ensure that no body parts are placed between the housing
and the track hoods.
CAUTION: Risk of infection due to skin contact. The operator may be exposed to
serious injury, including death or infections, due to skin contact with infected sample
matter. Wear personal protective equipment during operation.
CAUTION: Contamination of sample matter with disinfectant. Inappropriate cleaning
may cause sample contamination, which may adversely affect the health of patients due
to incorrect treatment. Avoid contact between the sample matter and disinfectant. Only
allow trained personnel to clean the laboratory automation system (LAS). Clean the LAS
only with a lint-free cloth, not a spray.
CAUTION: Risk of harm to eyes by light beam. Looking directly into the light beam of
the bar code reader may cause eye damage. Do not look directly into the light beam.
Wear suitable eye protection.
CAUTION: Touching the bar code reader mirror may cause damage to the mirror.
Never touch the mirror. The mirror must be cleaned only by an Abbott Laboratories
representative or an authorized service representative.
NOTE: The safety instructions in the GLP systems Track Operations Manual for the LAS must be
observed.
NOTE: All work not included in this manual may only be performed by an Abbott Laboratories
representative or an authorized service representative.
Related information...
Service, maintenance, and diagnostics, page 27
Maintenance checks, page 28
As-needed cleaning procedures, page 29
Maintenance checks
Dust can cause system malfunctions. The following maintenance checks are required on the
Sample Access Line to maintain optimal system performance.
Maintenance check Activity Interval
Visually inspect for dust. Carefully remove any dust. Daily
Visually inspect for damage and errors. Resolve any errors. Daily
Service, maintenance, and diagnostics
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