Specifications

Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ Biological Indicator Monitoring System

BRIGHT-CHEQ Incubator Operation Manual

Figure 1. BRIGHT-CHEQ incubator

TESTING ETIGAM BRIGHTCHEQ BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS

1. To activate a Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI, place it into

the BRIGHT-CHEQ incubator crushing cavity (Figure

1) and pull it forward until the glass ampoule inside

breaks, releasing the purple growth media.

2. Place one unexposed, activated BI into the positive

control cell labeled C (Figure 1). A yellow BI is the

desired result for the positive control. A positive

control is to be used anytime a load is being veri ed

or at least once per day.

3. Activate all processed Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BIs and

place them into the incubation cells numbered 1

through 10 (Figure 1).

 When a Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI is placed into a cell, the status LED (Figure 1) in front of

the cell will illuminate amber indicating that the incubator has recognized the BI. The

corresponding key on the LCD MainMenu (Figure 2) will display the word TEST and

the number of whole hours that the test has been in progress (Figure 3). (e.g. if a test

has been in progress for four and a half hours, the display will read 04H).

Figure 2. Main Menu with positive,

negative, and testing samples

Figure 3. Cell key

Table 1. Status LEDs color descriptions

Status LEDs Color Descriptions

O  Cell Empty

Amber Test in Progress

Blinking Amber Test in Progress, BRIGHT-CHEQ removed (max. 10 seconds)

Red Test Positive

Blinking Red Test Positive, BRIGHT-CHEQ removed (max. 10 seconds)

Green Test Negative

Blinking Green Test Negative, BRIGHT-CHEQ removed (max. 10 seconds)

All Colors Cycling Invalid Test, BRIGHT-CHEQ must be removed

If the incubator does not recognize a BRIGHT-CHEQ BI

that has been placed into an incubation cell, give the BI

a quarter turn or try the BI in a di erent cell. Use only

Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ biological indicators.

Refer to Appendix A. Troubleshooting.

OPERATION