OPTi CCA-TS2 User Manual

5-4 Operator’s Manual – OPTI CCA-TS2
5 SAMPLE HANDLING AND PATIENT TESTING
5.1.8 Test Conditions
Sample Size: a minimum of 125 µL (60µL for B60 cassette)
Sample Type: heparinized whole blood, serum, plasma
Sample Application: syringe, capillary or ComfortSampler
Ambient Temperature: 10 - 30 ºC (50 – 86 ºF)
Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Type of Measurement: optical uorescence (pH, PO
2
, PCO
2
, Na
+
, K
+
, Ca
++
, Cl
-
,
Glucose, BUN (urea), Lactate), and reectance (tHb, SO
2
)
5.2 Sample Preparation
5.2.1 Whole Blood Samples
Collect blood in a heparinized syringe, a capillary tube or a ComfortSampler.
Whole blood samples should be analyzed as soon as possible, ideally within 5 minutes after
collecting the sample. For brief storage of up to one hour, the sample should be iced.
CAUTION:
 Wholebloodsamplesrequiretheproperamountofanticoagulanttopreventthe
samplefromclotting.DONOTuseanticoagulantssuchasEDTA,citrate,oxalate,
etc.Useonlyheparinsaltsasanticoagulants.
CAUTION: Sedimentationofredcellsmayoccurrapidlyinwholeheparinizedblood.
ThismayaffectyourtHbresults.Makesureyoursampleisfreeoftrappedgas
bubblesandcompletelymixed,byrollingthesyringebetweenthepalmsofyour
handsandinvertingendoverendforatleastoneminute,justpriortosample
introduction.

OPTi CCA-TS2 Specifications

General

Brand	OPTi
Model	CCA-TS2
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English