HOW DO YOU DECONTAMINATE A VI-CELL
There are two ways to decontaminate the Vi-CELL instrument: internally and externally.
External decontamination:
Remove all dried blood or cell culture media from the instrument surface before performing the internal decontamination.
1.-To remove these substances and prevent scattering potentially biohazardous material, the blood or culture media should be wetted and softened with the 0.5% sodium hypochlorite solution.
2.- After removal of the residual material, decontaminate the surface of the Vi-CELL instrument with the bleach solution again.
3.- If complete removal is not possible after those two attempts, apply 10% bleach solution to the instrument surface for 20-30 minutes. Then, remove the residual material.
4.- Rinse the surface with water to remove the bleach.
Internal decontamination
When a Flow Cell becomes dirty on the inside due to sample build-up, it often shows up an image as streaks across the screen.
Generally, this situation can be corrected by performing a system decontamination.
In the Vi-CELL software, there is a Decontamination Wizard which assist the operator through this standard procedure for the internal decontamination.
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WARNING
Appropriate safety equipment must be worn: eye protection, latex gloves, and lab coat.
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To execute the system decontamination:
1.- Under toolbar select Instrument.
2.- Then, from the dropdown box select Decontaminate and follow the prompts.
Depending on every case, repeat the routine as needed.
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