Ap ti o™ Automation Practical ExerciseGPE07005.002b Aptio™ Automation System Overview: Practical Exercise Effective Date: July 18, 2013 1 Ap tio™ Auto mat ion System Overview Ap prox im ate Ti me Requ ir ed: 15 minutes Technical References: Aptio™ Automation Ope rator’s Guide Educational References: Aptio™ Automation S ystem Overview Online Training Objectives: Upon completion of this exercise you will be able to perform the following tasks: •Identify system components and their function •Distinguish between the safely labels on the system •Identify key areas of the user interface Suppli es Needed: •Personal Protective Equipment as determined by your laboratory’s procedures. Helpful Hints: To avoid the disruption of workflow, consult with the Aptio™ Automation primary operator before starting this Practical Exercise. Complete the Aptio™ Automation System Overview Online Training before starting this Practical Exercise. An answer key is provided at the end of this exercise. P lease give these pages to your mentor prior to starting the Practical Exercise.
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Exercise Activity and Questions
Identify system components and their function
Functional descriptions of the major components of the Aptio™ Automation are listed below. Next toeach description, write the name of the component being described and write the letter correspondingto the component image next to the component name.
Description Component Name Image1 Component used for transporting the sample
tube to the system modules and/orconnected instruments.
2 Component automates removal of screw topand stopper closures from patient sample
containers.3 Component used to store sealed sample
tubes and retrieve as needed.
4 Component where sample tubes are spun, ifneeded.
5 Component responsible for placing sampletubes into carriers on the track.
6 Component where racks of tubes can beboth loaded and unloaded; the user interfaceis located here.