Vetscan HM5 Reagent Pack
Installation Guide & Package Insert
Technical Support Phone Number 1-800-822-2947
©January 2010, Abaxis Inc., Union City, CA 94587 Abaxis Part No. 770-9000
INTENDED USE: the VetScan HM5 reagent pack is intended for
veterinary hematology use with the VetScan HM5 analyzer.
COMPONENTS INCLUDED:
Diluent (green cap)
Lyse (yellow cap)
Rinse (white cap)
Lyse2 (white/orange cap)
Cleaner (blue cap)
Thermal paper roll (one)
STORAGE:
Store reagent pack at room temperature (68-86° F). Do not use after
the expiration date listed on top of carton. Do not freeze reagents.
Do not use if reagents have been previously frozen. Reagents are
stable for 26 weeks after opening, if stored at optimum conditions.
Allow your reagent pack to equilibrate to room temperature for 24 hours
prior to use to prevent the formation of micro-bubbles that may affect
your results.
CHANGING THE REAGENT PACK
Before changing the reagent pack, be sure to read the instructions
carefully. You will need the following:
Distilled water (approximately 100-200 mls, or
about 1 cup) – do not use tap water
5 ml of household bleach
(approximately 5-6% hypochlorite)
HM5 cleaning tube
HM5 reagent pack
Two clean containers/cups to hold the water
and bleach
HM5 Normal control (Abaxis part no. 770-9029)
Prepare a 1:20 dilution of bleach.1.
Mix 5 ml household bleach with 95 ml ofa.
distilled water.
Perform a bleach cleaning (2. Utilities menu ,
Maintenance –Bleaching), see HM5 User’s
Manual, section 7.3 for details.
Reconnect the reagent tubing to the analyzer.3.
Unscrew the reagent caps from the old reagent4.
pack. Connect them to the new reagent bottles.
NOTE: Take care not to touch the drop down
tubing (tubing that is inside the bottles) or the
reagents may become contaminated. Be sure
to match the correct caps to the color-matched
bottles.
Press5. New for new reagent pack.
The software will ask if you are changing thea.
reagent pack, or using an old one.
Prime the reagent lines: follow the menus below:6.
Utilitiesa. key – Maintenance –Priming –Prime
All
Reset the Reagent Status: follow the menus7.
below:
Utilitiesa. key – Maintenance –Reagent Status
Pressb. Change and the settings will be reset to
100%. Press Accept.
If you have moved the reagent pack’s location8.
from the previous pack’s location, you will need to
reset the reagent sensors. Follow the menu below:
Utilitiesa. –Settings –Fluid Sensors –Calibrate
Sensors
Run a control sample.9.
Be sure to follow the procedure in the HM5a.
User’s manual when running a control. Re-
calibrate the instrument if the control results
do not match the expected values.
Your instrument is ready to go!10.
Doc. Number & Rev 770-7017 Rev B
