Reagent Inventory window

Use this window to monitor the reagents in the reagent trays (RTT1 and RTT2). The Reagent Inventory window displays the status of all reagents loaded on the reagent trays. The window continuously refreshes with new information, and it updates after each barcode scan.

The Reagent Inventory window automatically opens at start up and remains opened. When using other windows or when selecting the X in the upper right corner, the window minimizes to the taskbar at the bottom.

Note

To set the column back to the default size, select File>Default Column Settings.

The reagents listed in the window are in alphabetical order.

1. At the Menu Panel, select Reagent, then select Reagent Inventory.

2. Perform any of the following tasks at this window:

Monitor reagent positions, number of tests, volumes, and days remaining

Perform a barcode scan

Deselect a reagent

Print a reagent summary report

View the Total Test Summary

View Cal Interval Review

Pre-calibrate a new lot of reagents

3. Close the window.

Monitoring reagent positions, number of tests, volumes, and days remaining

NOTE

When the Reagent Inventory window opens, the RTT1 reagents display by default. To display the RTT2 reagents, select RTT2.

·   Deselect check box allows you to inactivate a test or mark a primary wedge as a backup.

·   The Test Name displays the reagent name from the System Test List window.

·   The R column displays the reagent tray, either R1 (RTT1) or R2 (RTT2).

·   The Posi. # displays the position number of the reagent container on the RTT1 or RTT2 reagent tray. The system automatically updates the position number based on the reagent pack position during a barcode scan. Position numbers for reagent containers without barcodes are entered manually in the System Test List window.

·   P/B identifies the reagent container currently in use (Primary), and identical reagent containers available (Backup).

·   #Tests is the number of tests remaining for the reagent container.

·   The Lot# field displays the reagent lot number.

·   The Expiration Date is scanned from the reagent container barcode. Non-barcoded containers display the date from the Reagent Container Settings window or N/A if no container set expiration date is entered.

·   The Cal Interval Days is the number of days remaining to the end of the calibration interval. When you place a reagent with a new lot number on the system, the Cal Interval Days column defaults to the letter C. This indicates that you must run calibration on the new reagent. After calibrating the new reagent, the number in the Cal Interval Days column resets to the maximum calibration interval determined by the value entered at the Reagent Information window. On each new day, the number counts down. When the Cal Interval reaches 0, the method line is highlighted in yellow. This indicates that you should recalibrate the method. If the method is not calibrated at 0 days, the counter will continue into negative numbers. Whenever you recalibrate a method, the Cal Interval Days resets to the maximum value for that method.

Notes

·   The calibration interval information for a method is preset in the Reagent Information window based on Siemens guidelines. If the Cal Interval Days field is not active, or a C is not displayed when you put a reagent with a new lot number on the system, check that the calibration interval number in the Reagent Information window is defined.

·   When you install 2 containers of the same reagent on the same tray with different lot numbers and perform a barcode scan, the reagent designated by the system as primary displays a C in the Cal Interval Days, indicating that you must calibrate the reagent. The second, or backup, reagent is not marked with a C even though this container also requires calibration.

·   Cal Status is the status of the calibration. The calibration can pass, fail, or be restored.

·   QC status is the status of the QC. The QC status can display as OK (green), warning (yellow), or error (red). When control samples are run, results are sent to ADVIA QC. You can set up rules for your laboratory in ADVIA QC to flag a control sample when it is out of range. When a control sample is out of range, ADVIA QC alerts the system that the controls of the test are out of range, and if the feature is enabled. The system automatically stops running the test until a new control is run in range.

1. To run a test even if it is out of range, double-select the test in the QC status fields.

2. Select the checkbox.

3. Select OK.

The test displays as OK (green).

NOTE

The system response to an error can be customized.

·   The Days Remaining is the number of days remaining until the end of on-system stability for a method.

Executing a Barcode Scan

1. Check that the analyzer is in READY mode and that the barcode reader is turned on.

2. Select Barcode Scan.

The Read the Reagent Barcode? message displays.

3. To execute a barcode scan, select Yes.

The barcode readers on RTT1 and RTT2 scan all positions for each reagent tray and sense the liquid level in each container to determine the volume.

When the Barcode Scan is complete, all information at the Reagent Inventory window refreshes automatically.

Deselecting a reagent

NOTE

If you deselect a reagent container while the system is running, the deselect does not take effect until the system returns to the READY state.

1. To deactivate a reagent container, select the Deselect checkbox next to the applicable Test Name.

When the Deselect box is checked, the system cannot use the reagent. The Test Name is red. The P/B field clears and if more than one of the same reagent is on the reagent trays, the deselected reagent is no longer part of the reagent ranking process.

2. To reactivate a reagent container, select the Deselect checkbox again.

Printing a Reagent Summary report

1. Select Print RGT Summary.

2. When the Print Reagent Summary? message box opens, select Yes to print the report.

Three reports print:

·   a summary report for RTT1

·   a summary report for RTT2

·   a Total Tests summary report

Viewing Total Test Summary

1. Select Total Test Summary.

The Total Test Summary window displays a list of all methods on-board and their total tests counts. The Total Test Summary window only includes paired reagent packs, and packs that have a 'Passed' status for the most recent calibration. If there is only 1 R1 and 1 R2 reagent present, the total tests value is the lower of the tests remaining in the R1 and R2 reagent container. If multiple R1 and R2 reagents are present on the system, the value displayed is the minimum of the sum of the combined R1 reagents and the sum of the combined R2 reagents. For example:

R1a: 20 tests + R1b: 5 tests + R1c: 10 tests = 35 remaining

R2a: 5 tests + R2b: 10 tests + R2c: 10 tests = 25 remaining

Total Tests = 20 tests remaining

2. To print the Total Test Summary, select Print.

3. To close the Total Test Summary, select Exit.

Viewing Cal Interval Review

Use the Cal Interval Review list to review daily which methods you should calibrate.

note

For barcoded reagents, this information is preset to Siemens guidelines. If this field displays a 0, no Cal Interval Days value shows in the Reagent Inventory window. The operator has an option to modify this filed.

The calibration is reset to its default value only if a full calibration is performed. If an RBL is performed, the Cal Interval Days column is not reset to its default value.

1. Select Cal Interval Review.

The Cal Interval Review window opens. Instead of an alphabetical list, this window re-sorts the Reagent Inventory list methods in order of Cal Interval Days remaining. Methods with the shortest days remaining are at the top.

2. To print Cal Interval Review, select Print.

3. To close the Cal Interval Review, select Exit.

Precalibration of a second reagent lot

Use this procedure to calibrate the back-up reagent with a new lot number, making it ready for use.

1. Place the backup (new lot #) reagents on the system along with the primary (old lot #) reagent on the system.

2. Run a barcode scan.

3. At the Reagent Inventory window, in the Deselect column, deselect the primary reagent, for example, lot 100.

A check mark displays in the box. This makes the new lot (Lot 200) the primary reagent and Lot 100 the back up.

4. Run a calibration for the method.

The system only uses the reagents for the calibration that are not deselected (checked).

5. At the Reagent Inventory window, in the Deselect column, select in the check box next to the old primary reagent. This causes the check mark to be "erased" and the reagent selected again.

6. Proceed to run the method.

When the system switches from the primary (old) reagent to the back-up reagents, the calibration in use will also switch.

The system follows the rules for multiple reagent containers.