User manual

Glossary
Glossary-2 VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual
510731-10EN1
Bar Code An alphanumeric interface identifier label affixed to each
VITEK
®
2 test card. The bar code contains the card’s test type,
lot number, and expiration date, which is entered either by the
SCS subsystem by bar code wanding, or when the test card’s
bar code label is read by the bar code reader inside of the
VITEK
®
2 instrument.
Boat The tray-like device that carries the cassette around the
instrument. It forms the bottom of the vacuum chamber and
helps to capture any spills. It is removable for cleaning.
Button Memory A Button Memory is a microchip located in a clip underneath
the Cassette that stores test card information that is entered at
the Smart Carrier Station. During the entry cycle of processing,
the data is transferred to the workstation computer by the
button memory reader.
Button Memory Reader A magnetic data storage device that reads the button memory
and sends data entered at the Smart Carrier Station to the
VITEK
®
2 workstation computer.
Cannula A small tube located in the saline dispensing chamber that is
inserted into the saline bag. Also known as the “bag spike”.
Card Transport System Moves the test cards among the stations within the VITEK
®
2
instrument. It consists of the cassette tray, boat, cassette
loading and unloading station, electromechanical arms, card
ejectors, and the waste collector station.
Carousel The rotating incubator section, which holds up to 60 test cards
per incubator.
Cassette The cassette is a card and test tube carrier that holds up to 15
tests. It is used for sample preparation and processing inside
the instrument. It can contain a button memory chip that is
used to transfer information from the Smart Carrier Station to
the VITEK
®
2 Workstation computer.
CPU Central Processing Unit, the electronics of the personal
computers and workstations.
Dispenser Dispenses 2.5 mL of 0.45% saline into an empty susceptibility
card test tube. This system includes a saline dispensing
system, 1,000 mL bag of sterile saline and a “fixed volume”
saline dispenser tube.