User's Manual

i15 Blood Gas and Chemistry Analysis System User Manual Quality Control (QC) Tests
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ranges for controls specific to the i15 Blood Gas and Chemistry Analysis System are
programmed in the bar code on the user manual for controls provided by EDAN.
Packaging
1. RNA Medical
®
QC823 Blood Gas●Electrolyte●Metabolite●BUN controls are contained in
2.5mL glass ampoules, and RNA Medical
®
QC900 Hematocrit controls are contained in
1.7mL glass ampoules.
2. The controls package contains information such as the control name, level, lot number and
expiration date, etc.
Storage and Usage
Controls should be stored at 2 - 8°C (avoid freezing) with the relative humidity of 25% - 93%
(non-condensing).
Controls should be used at 10 - 31°C with the relative humidity of 25% - 80% (non-condensing).
Before Use
Controls should be equilibrated to room temperature before use. If oxygen is to be measured, the
ampoule needs to stand at room temperature for 4 hours. If not, the ampoule needs to stand at
room temperature for only about 30 minutes.
Immediately before use, mix controls completely by shaking the ampoule gently, and always hold
an ampoule at tip and at bottom with forefinger and thumb to minimize increasing controls
temperature. Tap the tip of the ampoule carefully with your fingernail to remove any solution.
NOTE:
 Store and use controls according to the user manual, and use them before the
expiration date as labeled on the package.
 Only controls provided by EDAN or its authorized distributors should be used.
 For test cartridges with pH, pCO
2
, pO
2
, Ca
++
sensors, a new ampoule and syringe or
capillary tube should be used for each test. For test cartridges without pH, pCO
2
, pO
2
,
Ca
++
sensors, the remaining solution can still be used if the ampoule is opened within
10 minutes.
 The test results should fall within the acceptable ranges programmed in the bar code
on the user manual for controls provided by EDAN.