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How to Use the Analyzer Check Strip

1. Turn on the analyzer by pressing either button.

2. When INSTALL MEMO CHIP or RUN TEST is displayed, press Next until UTILITY is

displayed. Press Enter.

3. Press Enter when CHECK STRIP is displayed.

4. Hold the check strip at the base and insert the check strip, ribbed side up, into the

reflectance test strip slot when INSERT STRIP is displayed.

5. The analyzer should display PASSED, along with a checkmark icon. (If the display

reads FAILED, see the note at the end of this section.) Remove the check strip and

store it in the analyzer carrying case.

6. Press Next until EXIT is displayed. Press Enter.

7. Press Next until RUN TEST is displayed.

8. Press Enter. The analyzer is ready to run tests.

Note: If the analyzer displays FAILED:

1. Clean the CardioChek Plus analyzer test strip slot (where the check strip is

inserted into the analyzer). See Section 9, Care and Cleaning.

2. Inspect the check strip to make sure it is not dirty or damaged. Use the spare

check strip and repeat.

3. See Section 10, Troubleshooting in this user guide.

Quality Control

Controls (also known as “quality control materials”) are solutions for which an expected

analyte concentration range has been established. Controls are tested to check the

performance of your test system: CardioChek Plus analyzer, MEMo Chip, and PTS Panels

test strips. Use quality control materials provided by PTS Diagnostics.

Refer to the range card provided with the controls or visit

http://www.ptsdiagnostics.com for control specications.

Healthcare professionals should follow their facility’s guidelines and policies regarding

quality assurance and the use of quality control materials.

Quality control materials should be run:

• With each new shipment

• With each new lot number

• According to state, local, and federal regulations

Important: Check the expiration date printed on the control bottles. Do not use control

solutions that have expired.

For performing a quality control test, see the instructions below.

To perform a control test you need:

• CardioChek Plus analyzer

• PTS Panels test strips

• Quality control materials

• Quality control instructions

• Quality control range card

Quality Control Testing