Specifications

BRIGHT-CHEQ Incubator Operation Manual
Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ Biological Indicator Monitoring System
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 For viewing purposes, a Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI can be removed from the incubator
for up to 10 seconds. When a BI is removed from a cell, the status LED in front of the cell
will start blinking (see Table 1). If congured, an alarm will sound after ve seconds.
The Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI must be placed back into the cell before the alarm stops
in ve more seconds or the test will be cancelled and the cell will be reset. Refer to
the Sound Conguration procedure in the Conguration - Global Settings section of this
manual for instructions to disable or enable the BI removal alarm.
If a BRIGHT-CHEQ BI is removed from an incubation cell, it
must be returned within 10 seconds or the cell will be reset
and the current test cannot be resumed.
4. If a Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI has turned yellow (positive) at any time during the incubation
period, the status LED in front of the incubation cell will turn red and a + will appear in
place of the word TEST in the corresponding key on the MainMenu. An audible alarm
will sound (if congured) and the test results will be printed automatically.
a. To cancel the audible alarm, touch anywhere on the screen.
b. Remove the Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI from the cell.
c. If congured, the BI removal alarm will sound after the BI has been removed for ve
seconds.
d. Visually inspect the Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI for yellow color.
e. If the result is conrmed, act immediately on a positive test and follow appropriate
institution procedures.
5. If a Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI has remained purple for the duration of the incubation period,
the status LED in front of the incubation cell will turn green and a  will appear in place of
the word TEST in the corresponding key on the MainMenu. An audible alarm will sound
(if congured) and test results will be printed automatically.
a. To cancel the audible alarm, touch anywhere on the screen.
b. Remove the Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI from the cell.
c. If congured, the BI removal alarm will sound after the BI has been removed for ve
seconds.
d. Visually inspect the Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ BI for purple color.
e. If the result is conrmed, it is an indication that the spores were killed by the sterilization
process.
All test results MUST be visually conrmed by the operator.
If there is a problem printing, such as the printer not being
online or out of paper, resolve the problem and print the test
results manually. See the Printing procedure in this section
of the manual.
OPERATION