Product Manual

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SofiaInfluenzaA+BFIA

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4. RolltheswabheadagainsttheinsideoftheReagentTubeasyouremoveit.

Disposeoftheusedswabinyourbiohazardwaste.

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5. FilltheprovidedSmall,Clear120µLFixedVolumePipettewiththepatientsample

fromtheReagentTube.

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TofilltheFixedVolumePi

pettewiththepatientsample:

a. FIRMLYsqueezethetopbulb.

b. Stillsqueezing,placethePipettetipintothepatientsample.

c. WiththePipettetipstillinthepatientsample,slowlyreleasepress ure

onbulbtofillthePipette.

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6. Firmlysqueezethetopbulbtoemptythecon

tentsoftheSmall,Clear120µL

FixedVolumePipetteintotheCassettesamplewell.Extraliquid leftoverinthe

overflowbulbshouldbeleftbehind.

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NOTE:TheFixedVolumePipettesaredesignedtocollectanddispensethecorrect

amountofliquidsample.Discardthepipetteinyourbiohazardwaste.

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7. Promptlypro

ceedtothenextsection,“UsingSofia,”tocomp letethetest.

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NasopharyngealAspirate/WashorSamplesinViralTransportMediaTestProcedure

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1. VerifythatSofiaissettothedesiredMode:WALKAWAYorREADNOW.

Seethe“UsingSofia”sectionformoreinformation.Alsoensurethatthe

liquidsampleisatroomtemperaturebeforeproceeding.

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2. DispensealloftheReagentSolutionintotheReagentTube.SwirltheReagent

Tubetodiss

olveitscontents.

3. FilltheprovidedLarge,Pink250µLFixedVolumePipettewithpatientsample

fromthecollectioncuportesttube.

TofilltheFixedVolumePipettewiththesam ple: 

a)FIRMLYsqueezethetopbulb. 

b)Stillsqueezing,placethePipettetipintothepatientsample.

c)Withth

ePipettetipstillinthepatientsample,slowlyreleasepressure

onbulbtofillthePipette.

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