7.13 Waste disposal of consumables after the test
Remove the clamp from its emplacement and let the strips dry on absorbent paper, reactive
side facing up. After 30 minutes, result interpretation can be started. Please note that the
reading with Neptune quantification software has to be done in the 24 hours following the
processing on the Neptune Instrument. (cf. IFU of the kit and the IFU of the Neptune
quantification software).
Remove the cartridge holder from the Neptune instrument and dispose of the
cartridges
hazardous reagents set up in your laboratory.
The cartridges and strips have to be handled as if potentially hazardous for
the transmission of infectious diseases. The use of gloves and safety goggles
is strongly recommended.
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Information on the saved data
The data are saved on the USB stick in monthly folders having the following structure :
Year_month
Ex : 2012_01
In the folders, the files are named
DDHHMMSS.txt
Where
The files contain the following information.
Header with the program version
Hour of starting and hour of ending of the test
The protocol carried out
A header followed by the information of each
cartridge and each strip
Neptune Instrument
according
to
the
DD = day of the month
HHMMSS = hour, minute, second
waste
disposal
procedure
DIAsource
Neptune Instrument
Version X.XX svn XX
Test started : DD/MM/YY, HH:MM
Test ended : DD/MM/YY, HH:MM
Protocol ID : X
Type, Channel, Batch
Reagent,01,XXXXXXX
Reagent,02,XXXXXXX
...
Strip,01,XXXXXXX
Strip,02,XXXXXXX
...
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for
potentially
Revision nr : 200710