Becton, Dickinson and Company BD Rhapsody Express Product manual

Doc ID: 76955 Rev. 2.0
08/2018
Becton, Dickinson and Company
BD Biosciences
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BD Rhapsody™ Express
Single-Cell Analysis System
Installation and Maintenance
Guide
For the BD Rhapsody™ Express instrument

Doc ID: 76955 Rev. 2.0
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© 2018 BD. BD, BD Logo and all other trademarks are property of Becton, Dickinson and Company.
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. BD Biosciences reserves the right to change
its products and services at any time to incorporate the latest technological developments. Although this guide
has been prepared with every precaution to ensure accuracy, BD Biosciences assumes no liability for any errors
or omissions, nor for any damages resulting from the application or use of this information. BD Biosciences
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Regulatory information
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Patents
The BD Rhapsody™ Targeted mRNA and AbSeq Reagent Kit is covered by one or more of the following U.S.
patents: 8835358, 9315857, 9290808, 9290809, 9567646, and 9598736.
Revision history
Revision Date Change made
Doc ID: 76955 Rev. 1.0 02/2018 Initial release
Doc ID: 76955 Rev. 2.0 08/2018 —Changed the name of “BD Rhapsody™
Sample Loading Station” to “BD Rhapsody™
Express instrument.”
—Updated cross-references to “BD
Rhapsody™ Express Single-Cell Analysis
System Instrument User Guide (Doc ID:
214063).”

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 5
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety data sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2: Installation 11
BD Rhapsody™ Express instrument installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3: Maintenance 15
Maintaining the BD Rhapsody™ Express instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Returning the BD Rhapsody Express instrument for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Maintaining the BD Rhapsody™ P1200M and P5000M pipettes . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Returning the BD Rhapsody P1200M and P5000M pipettes for service . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting 23
BD Rhapsody™ Express instrument troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Appendix A: Safety 27
General safety and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chemical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Waste disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Glossary 29

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