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    Maintenance of GeneXpert®

    2013

    © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Maintenance of GeneXpert is Easy

    • Preventive maintenance tasks:


    – Performed on regular basis by end user
    – Ensure good performance of the system
    – Avoid problems of malfunction

    • On request maintenance tasks:


    – Performed in specific situations
    – upon request by Cepheid representative
    – Allow to check/reset one or several functions

    2 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Dedicated Menu in GeneXpert Dx Software

    3 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Preventive Maintenance: Tasks / Frequency

    • Daily Maintenance:
    – Discard used cartridges

    • Weekly Maintenance:
    – Clean the cartridge bay interior
    – Restart the system (GeneXpert and Computer)

    • Monthly Maintenance:
    – Clean the syringe plunger rod
    – Clean the instrument surfaces
    – Clean the fan filters with soapy water (only for GX with white cover)
    – Archive the results and save it on external support

    • Yearly Maintenance or after 2000 tests/module


    – Calibrate all modules once a year or every 2000 tests/module whichever
    comes first

    4 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Required tools/products

    • 10% sodium hypochlorite solution (prepared within 1 day)

    • 70% ethanol or isopropyl alcohol solution

    • Lint-free wipes / non-cotton swabs

    • Disposable gloves

    • Clean water and Soap

    • Eye protection

    • Replacement fan filters (available upon request)

    5 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Cleaning procedure

    Used for cleaning cartridge bay, plunger and instrument surfaces.

    1. Dampen wipe/swab with the 10% sodium hypochlorite solution


    2. Wipe the surface/element to be cleaned with the wipe/swab
    3. Discard the used wipe/swab
    4. Wait 5 minutes
    5. Dampen a new wipe/swab with the 70% ethanol or isopropyl alcohol solution
    6. Wipe the surface/element to be cleaned with the wipe/swab
    7. Discard the used wipe/swab
    8. Repeat step 5 through step 7

    6 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Plunger maintenance

    1 From the Maintenance menu


    select Maintenance -> Plunger
    Maintenance

    2 In the Plunger Maintenance


    window choose a module to
    clean, or “Clean All”

    3 Follow the instructions in the dialog


    window and click “OK”

    7 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Plunger maintenance

    4 The plunger rod in the chosen


    module will be lowered After cleaning the plungers, click
    on “Move Up All” – the plungers will
    5
    return in their position
    Then click “Close”

    Plunger

    Cartridge bay
    interior

    Module door open

    8 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Cleaning the fan filter

    Unscrew the 4 screws on the


    rear grey panel

    9 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Cleaning the fan filter

    Remove the grey cover at


    the back of the instrument
    Take out the filter (sponge)

    Wash the filter with water and soap


    Replace the filter if necessary- Let it dry and put it back
    Available upon request

    10 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Archiving results

    11 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Archiving results

    12 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Saving data on CD or CD-RW

    13 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Calibration of modules

    • All modules must be calibrated every year or after 2000 tests


    • Calibration done thanks to XpertCal® cartridges
    • Performed by end users

    14 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    On request Maintenance tasks

    NOT to be performed on a regular basis!

    • Cepheid technical support team may ask you to perform specific


    maintenance task in case of malfunction:

    – Use the Module Reporters tool


    – Valve maintenance
    – Perform self-test
    – Open Module Door or Update EEPROM

    15 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Maintenance Log

    16 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    For more information on Maintenance of GeneXpert®

    • GeneXpert® User Manual: Chapter 9

    • FTP server: ftp://hbdc:Crasa7Uc@ftp.caplaser.net


    Copy and paste the link in Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer)

    17 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential


    Cepheid Training & Assistance

    If you need help or have a question about GeneXpert® please


    contact us.

    - Cepheid HBDC Europe training center: +33.5.63.82.53.60 (53.78) (53.86)


    Monday to Friday : 8.00 am - 6.00 pm GMT+1

    - Cepheid Technical hotlines: (Instrument Issues or Other error codes)


    * Europe Monday to Friday : 8.00 am - 6.00 pm GMT+1
    Tel. +33.5.63.82.53.19
    Email: support@cepheideurope.com

    * US Monday to Friday : 6.00 am - 9.00 pm Pacific Time


    Tel. 888-838-3222, Option 2 /
    Email: techsupport@cepheid.com

    When Contacting Cepheid, please prepare: The Serial number of the GeneXpert®, the recorded
    error messages, the description of the incident and when possible the archived runs concerned.

    18 © Cepheid – Proprietary and Confidential

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