
Atellica® CI Analyzer with Sample Handler Self-Guided Practical Exercises
Perform this hands-on exercise after completing or in conjunction with the recommended PEPconnect Activities in this Learning Path. We recommend performing the hands-on exercises under the guidance of a trained operator (Key Operator/Technical Application Specialist). The estimated time of completion for this hands-on exercise is approximately 2 hours.
SIEMENS Healthineers Atellica® CI Analyzer with Sample Handler Self- Guided Practical Exercises Perform the hands-on exercises below after completing or in conjunction with the recommended PEPconnect Activities in this Learning Path. We recommend performing the hands-on exercises under the guidance of a trained operator (Key Operator/Technical Application Specialist). When needed, please reference the PEPconnect Online Training Videos and the Online Help (OLH) on your system. The estimated time of completion for this hands-on exercise is approximately 2 hours. To fully benefit from the upcoming exercises, it is recommended to have day needs configured and available on your system. System Overview 1. Locate the Access Bar at the top of the Atellica CI Analyzer software. a. Select the Notification Center. Are there currently alerts on the system? How do you acknowledge an alert? _______________________________________________________________________ b. What icon do you select to sign out of the software? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. It is recommended to check your system health by monitoring the color of each module on your System Status Map. Locate the System Status Map on the home screen. a. Identify each module and list the following: what color is the module currently and what does it indicate? (Use Online Help if needed) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b. Select the Troubleshooting icon, what screens does this take you to? __________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 1 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers 3. Locate the Dashboard on the Home Screen. a. Are there maintenance tasks currently due? What frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly or As Needed) are these tasks? ________________________________________________________________________ b. What color is the Sample Interven ons le? What does this mean? ti ti ________________________________________________________________________ c. Select the Samples Area of the Dashboard, are there samples currently onboard your system? If so, is this sample a circle or a square? What does this mean? ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Locate the Toolbar. a. What Icon displays the site map of all the so ware screens? How is this icon ft useful? ________________________________________________________________________ b. Type the word Calibra on in the search bar of the Navigator. What do you ti observe? ________________________________________________________________________ Supply and Reagent Management 1. Select the Reagent Needs le. ti a. Are there reagents listed with needs? If not, proceed to le er d. tt ________________________________________________________________________ b. Review one reagent listed on the screen. Under the Reason column, what is the reason listed for this reagent? ________________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 2 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers c. How many packs do you need to load for this reagent? ________________________________________________________________________ d. If no need is present, search OLH for About Reagent Needs. What is one reason a need would appear? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Using the Related Link at the bo om of the screen, select Reagent Overview and filter to tt view Chemistry reagents only. a. List a Chemistry reagent that has one sequence number and another that has two sequence numbers. What does this mean? ________________________________________________________________________ b. Select the Chemistry reagent with 2 sequence numbers and unload. While the reagent is unloading, access the Reagent Loading screen. Watch the screen as the reagent is unloading. At what point can you open the reagent drawer? __________________________________________________________________ c. Open the reagent drawer, how many reagents packs are in the drawer for the reagent with 2 sequence numbers? _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Filter the Reagent Overview screen to view Immunoassay reagents only. Unload a primary reagent pack. Access the Reagent Loading Screen. a. When can the reagent drawer be opened? What is the maximum amount of ti me the reagent door can be opened for? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b. Doesthe direc on ma er when loading a reagent pack? ti tt ________________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 3 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers c. Prac ce loading the reagent. Close the reagent drawer. ti 4. Select the Supply Needs Tile. a. Are there Supplies listed with needs? If not proceed to le er d. tt ________________________________________________________________________ b. Review one supply listed on the screen. Under the Status column, what is the status of this supply? ________________________________________________________________________ c. Under the guidance of a trained operator, fulfill the supply needslisted. d. If no need is present, search in OLH About Supply Needs. What is one reason a need would appear? __________________________________________________________________ 5. Select View All Supplies at the top of the screen. a. What number is associated with the CH Condi oner? ti ________________________________________________________________________ b. What is the percentage of the IMT Standard A fluid in the container? ________________________________________________________________________ c. How many tests are remaining on the A-LYTE mul -sensor? ti ________________________________________________________________________ d. Locate the RPCs’ and WBA. List the RPCs’ that are on board the system. ________________________________________________________________________ e. What should be done to prevent a vacuum from forming inside the system fluid containers? ________________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 4 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers f. What is the recommended way for the cuve e bag to be opened and handled? tt ________________________________________________________________________ g. Does the system use the front p trays or the back p trays for sample ti ti processing? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ h. Why is it important to rou nely empty the waste? ti ________________________________________________________________________ i. Prac ce emptying the waste. ti Quality Control 1. From the Home Screen, select the QC Needs Tile. a. Are there QC Needs listed? If not, proceed to le er d. tt ________________________________________________________________________ b. Review one QC Need listed on the screen. Under the Reason column, what is the reason this need was generated? ________________________________________________________________________ c. Fulfill the QC Needs by prin ng the necessary barcodesfrom this screen and ti loading the material onto your system. d. If no need is present, search OLH About QC Needs. What is one reason for a QC need to appear? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. From the Navigator, select QC Orders. a. What is one reason a QC order would need to be ordered manually? ________________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 5 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers b. Manually create a QC order for a current calibrated reagent onboard your system. c. If needed, load the QC on the system. d. What screen would be accessed to review that the QC is in progress? ____________________________________________________________ Calibra on ti 1. From the Home Screen, select the Calibra on Due Tile. ti a. What me is your system scheduled to order calibra ons? When will a warning ti ti be triggered? __________________________________________________________________ b. Select an Assay listed in the sec on “Calibra on Required with Needs”. What is ti ti the current order status and ti me for this assay? __________________________________________________________________ c. If the status is listed as “Scheduled” or “Place Order” place the order by selec ng ti Order on the right-hand side. d. Once the Assay is in an Ordered status, fulfill the need based off the “Material Status”. Print the barcode for the material needed and load onto the system. e. Related Links are located at the bo om of the screen, what link can you select to tt determine the lot number of the necessary calibrator needed without prin ng ti the barcode? Why is this important? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ f. Once the need is met, navigate to the Calibra on Results screen. What is the ti status of this calibra on? ti ________________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 6 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers g. Review the Calibra on Result Details once completed. Was this calibra on ti ti automa cally accepted? Why or why not? ti ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Locate an IM Master Curve and Assay Test Defini on 2D Barcode (MC TDEF) for a ti reagent that you run in your lab. This does not need to be a new lot as this is for training purposes only. a. What are the acceptable states your analyzer must be in to scan in a MC TDEF? ________________________________________________________________________ b. Using your resources, prac ce scanning in the MC TDEF. Navigate to IM Test ti Defini on and select Scan Data. ti 3. From the Navigator, select IMT Calibra on. ti a. What is the current IMT Calibra on Status? ti ________________________________________________________________________ b. Do IMT Calibra ons perform automa cally? If yes, list one reason this occurs. ti ti ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ c. Prac ce manually ordering an IMT Calibra on. ti ti Sample Processing 1. In your laboratory, locate the racks used to load samples onto the Sample Handler. a. How many samples do each of the racks hold? Do the tubes require barcodes to process? ________________________________________________________________________ b. Does it ma er which direc on a sample rack is loaded? Prac ce loading a rack tt ti ti onto the Sample Handler. ________________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 7 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers 2. Locate samples that are permi ed to use for training in your laboratory. Navigate to tt Pa ent Orders. ti a. Provide an instance when crea ng a pa ent order manually may be necessary? ti ti ________________________________________________________________________ b. Create a pa ent order at the instruc on of a trained operator using ready to use ti ti reagents that are onboard your system. Make edits to the tests ordered including a dilu on, replicate and a specific reagent lot. ti c. If necessary, print the barcode. Next, place the order and load the sample onto the Sample Handler d. Navigate to the Worklist, filter for pa ent samples only. What is the status of ti your sample? ________________________________________________________________________ e. Select the sample, on the right-hand side of the worklist what sample func ons ti are available to you? ________________________________________________________________________ f. Review the results of the pa ent sample, are there flags associated? If so, what ti is the assay and what is the flag? ________________________________________________________________________ Maintenance 1. From the Home Screen, select the Maintenance le. Filter the frequency to view the ti Daily Maintenance ac vi es. ti ti a. What ac vi es listed are automated? ti ti ________________________________________________________________________ b. What supplies are required for Automated CI Daily Maintenance? ________________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 8 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers c. Select the ac vity, “Inspec ng and Cleaning the CH Washer Probes”. Review the ti ti procedure details, what are you inspec ng the washer probes for? If needed, ti what supplies are used to clean the washer probes? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ d. Under the guidance of a trained operator, perform Inspec ng and Cleaning the ti CH Washer Probes. 2. At the bo om of your Maintenance screen, select the All Ac vi es tab. Filter the tt ti ti frequency to view CI Weekly Maintenance Ac vi es. ti ti a. Is Daily CH Maintenance required on the same day CH Weekly Maintenance is performed? What supplies are needed? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b. Select the ac vity “Checking the CH Lamp Coolant”. Review the procedure ti details, what level should you fill the lamp coolant to? ________________________________________________________________________ c. Under the guidance of a trained operator, perform Checking the Lamp Coolant. d. Select the ac vity “Cleaning the Exterior of the IM Reagent Probe”. Review the ti procedure details, what should be used to clean the IM Reagent Probe? ________________________________________________________________________ e. Under the guidance of a trained operator, perform Cleaning the Exterior of the IM Reagent Probe. Troubleshoo ng ti 1. From the Home Screen, select the Troubleshoo ng Icon. ti a. What is the maximum number of pages that can be open in the Troubleshoo ng ti screen? Why might it be helpful to have more than one screen open at one ti me? ________________________________________________________________________ T18002.006 Page 9 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers b. Select the “Operator Event Log” Icon. Filter the log for errors, select an error event and locate the correc ve ac on to be performed using the event details. ti ti What is the first correc ve ac on for this error? ti ti ________________________________________________________________________ c. What icon allows you to leave a comment on a specific event? Prac ce leaving a ti comment. ________________________________________________________________________ d. Select the “Service Support Request” Icon. Why is it recommended to submit a Service Support Request through the Atellica CI Analyzer? ________________________________________________________________________ e. Under the guidance of a trained operator, prac ce crea ng a Service Support ti ti Request. DO NOT SUBMIT TICKET. T18002.006 Page 10 of 11 Effec ve Date: 12/16/2024 ti SIEMENS Healthineers Please note this learning material is for training purposes only. 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. 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