
FlexLab™ X Total Lab Automation Loading and Unloading Samples Job Aid
This job aid provides instructions on how to load and unload samples.
FlexLab TM X Total Lab Automation SIEMENS A BC D Healthineers Loading and Unloading Samples Job Aid 1 1 Load Sample Tubes Into Racks 2 2 1. Ensure the labels are properly adhered to the tube and 3 without wrinkles Place the first sample tube in column A, row 1 (A1) A 2. Insert the tube straight into a rack position, ensuring it is 5 • seated firmly against the bottom of the rack and is not tilted 6 3. Proceed to fill the column A by placing each subsequent 7 sample in the next row of the same column. Do not skip any position of the column 8 4. Proceed with the next column, filling each column before 9 inserting a tube in the next (B1, B2, B3, etc) 10 11 12 NOTE: Neither the rows nor the rack need to be full to load. Template Effective Date: 10 Aug 2021 | HILS 2223 1 Effective Date: 28 Mar 2024| QR700003068 Unrestricted I Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 SIEMENS Healthineers FlexLab TM X Total Lab Automation Loading and Unloading Samples Job Aid A Load Input/Output Racks into the Input/Output Module (IOX) Miete Output . Priority Output Ipeco Rack + STAT Input Inpeco Rack 9 Uncapped FlexLab X Routine Input 10 Grasp the rack by the handle and position the rack so the TU Uncapped 1. FlexLab X Routine Input 11 Routine Input FlexLab X Inpeco Rack 12 Routine Input handle is facing you FlexLab X T Inpeco Rack 13 Routine Inpu FlexLab"X Inpeco Rack FlexLab X A. When loading, hands should only touch the rack handle, FlexLab" x not the area where the tubes are placed 2. Place the rack flat on the worktable 3. Align the edge of the rack with the guides on the worktable 4. Slide the rack into the lane 5. Push firmly until the rack clicks into position 13 14 A 2 Effective Date: 28 Mar 2024| QR700003068 Unrestricted I Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 FlexLab TM X Total Lab Automation SIEMENS Healthineers Loading and Unloading Samples Job Aid Remove Racks From the IOX Lanes 2 1. User is notified that the rack is ready to be removed from the lane by the message Rack to be extracted 2. Press the Lock icon on the display bar to remove the rack from the lane 3. A Progress icon may appear to notify the User that the request of rack removal is in progress 3 4. Wait until the Unlock icon appears 5. Grasp the rack by the handle and pull it out from the lane 4 NOTE: The User has 30 seconds to remove the rack from the lane. If the rack is not removed within 30 seconds, it will be locked again. 3 Effective Date: 28 Mar 2024| QR700003068 Unrestricted I Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 FlexLab TM X Total Lab Automation SIEMENS Healthineers Loading and Unloading Samples Job Aid Load Racks into the Rack Input Module (RIMX) 1. Grasp the rack by the handle and position the rack so the handle is facing you 2. Place the rack on the loading area at the left of the robot and ensure the rack is perpendicular to the moving rack slide direction 3. After the rack is placed, the Rack Input Module automatically moves the rack under the robot to TO process the sample tubes 4 Effective Date: 28 Mar 2024| QR700003068 Unrestricted I Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 FlexLab TM X Total Lab Automation SIEMENS Healthineers Loading and Unloading Samples Job Aid Unload Racks From the RIMX 1. Wait until the empty rack has reached the end of the unloading area 2. Grasp the rack by the handle and remove it from the area 1 5 Effective Date: 28 Mar 2024| QR700003068 Unrestricted I Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 FlexLab TM X Total Lab Automation SIEMENS Healthineers Loading and Unloading Samples Job Aid Load Sample Tubes Into the Bulk Input Module -- (BIMX) 1. Make sure the Module is On-line 2. Ensure the capped tubes to be loaded are closed and their labels are properly adhered to the tube and without wrinkles. Do not load glass or uncapped tubes into the BIM 3. Load the sample tubes into the BIMX, placing them inside EX the hopper 4. When the sample tubes are loaded, the hopper will automatically start and load the samples onto the track 6 Effective Date: 28 Mar 2024| QR700003068 Unrestricted I Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 FlexLab TM X Total Lab Automation SIEMENS Healthineers Loading and Unloading Samples Job Aid Load a Tube into the Quick Loading Area of the BIMX Samples loaded in the quick loading area will be prioritized instead of the ones loaded in the hopper. 1. Ensure the capped tubes to be loaded are closed and their labels are properly adhered to the tube and without wrinkles. Do not load glass or uncapped tubes 2. Load the tube into the BIMX paying close attention to the loading direction showed in the image below 3. The Automation Module completes the last pending operation, and it will prioritize the loading of the sample tube loaded in the quick loading area ...... 2 X 3P00005055.00 7 Effective Date: 28 Mar 2024| QR700003068 Unrestricted I Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 SIEMENS Healthineers Please note this learning material is for training purposes only. FlexLab TM X Automation is manufactured by Inpeco and distributed by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. FlexLab is a trademark of Inpeco SA. For the proper use of the software or hardware, please always use the Operator Manual or Instructions for Use (hereinafter collectively “Operator Manual”) issued by Siemens Healthineers. This material is to be used as training material only and shall by no means substitute the Operator Manual. Any material used in this training will not be updated on a regular basis and does not necessarily reflect the latest version of the software and hardware available at the time of the training. The Operator Manual shall be used as your main reference, in particular for relevant safety information like warnings and cautions. Please note: Some functions shown in this material are optional and might not be part of your system. Certain products, product related claims or functionalities (hereinafter collectively “Functionality”) may not (yet) be commercially available in your country. Due to regulatory requirements, the future availability of said Functionalities in any specific country is not guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens Healthineers sales representative for the most current information. The reproduction, transmission or distribution of this training or its contents is not permitted without express written authority. Offenders will be liable for damages. 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