Biomerieux Vidas User manual

BIOMÉRIEUX

VIDAS®

ESSENTIALS

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

HOW TO TURN ON VIDAS?

Switch on the UPS then VIDAS®analyzer with the power switch locate on the back

of the analytical module.

Document only for Training use. Does not replace the User Manual.

Stand-alonepilotPCExternalsamplebarcodereaderRetractablestrippreparationtray

undereachreagentstriptray

Allow the VIDAS®analyzer to warm up for 45 minutes.

Switch on the printer, the screen and the computer.

Wait for the Windows®welcome window to appear and enter the user’s name and

password.

After 2 or 3 minutes waiting, double click the VIDAS®PC icon.

After the 45 minutes warm-up phase, turn the VIDAS®analyzer power switch to OFF.

Wait 1 minute and turn it ON again.

This operation enables the standard value to be memorized after the

temperature has stabilized.

Trick: barcode wand must be plugged when system is OFF.

Analytical module: 5 independent sections of 6 slots

HOW TO PERFORM A CALIBRATION?

Read the MLE bar code

Integrate factory data into the instrument

1Whenusinganewlot

Calibrate

Adjustment of the instrument

to the factory data

2Whenusinganewlot

Every 14 or 28 days

Control

Check calibration and ensure that reagent

performance has not been altered

Aftereachcalibration

Whenusinganewkit

HOW TO SCAN MLE DATA?

In the Calibration menu, select.

Select Scan Master Lot.

then nally

When the windows pop-up, scan the MLE barcode on the reagent kit label using the

barcode reader: slowly scan the barcode from top to botton until the code has been

read completely.

then nally

The MLE Card is then automatically printed

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MENU OVERVIEW

MAIN MENU

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Loading menu: To prepare and run analysis as soon as SPR®, strips ans samples

are in position.

Calibration menu: To display calibrations and to access various procedure for

the calibration.

Navigation tree: To display the VIDAS®menus list.

Results menu: To display and analyse results.

Status bar: section status, presence of errors, person currently logged, time.

HOW TO DELETE AN ANALYSIS REQUEST

To delete an analysis request for a patient, control or calibrator, transfer them from the

Predeﬁned.

Section to the Job List, click � , then select the analysis requests for the

patient, control or calibrator you want to delete and put them in the Bin,

click

A window will pop-up asking you to conﬁrm whether you really want to delete them.

To delete an analysis request for a patient, control or calibrator, transfer them from the

� , then select the analysis requests for the

click

clickclick

HOW TO RESERVE A COMPARTMENT

click on the number of th Predeﬁned Section to be run, become

the ﬁrst compartment is reverved.

To use a speciﬁc compartment , click on it, a widows pop-up, select the section number

you want and

click on

become

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HOW TO MODIFY AN ANALYSIS REQUEST

To modify an analysis request for a patient before running the series of analyses, select the

patient from the Predeﬁned Section or the Job List, make the necessary modiﬁcations,

click to save the modiﬁcation(s).

to save the modiﬁcation(s).

on the number of th Predeﬁned Section to be run, become

HOW TO CREATE AN ANALYSIS REQUEST

(patient and/or calibration/control) ?

click

Refer to VIDAS®user’s manual for detailed data

For a patient: enter the patient’s barcode or name.

For Calibration/Controls: created automatically when a patient is created

or enter manually “S”.

Enter the VIDAS®test code

Click to conﬁrm the request or click F10.

The box (checked) saves requests in the Predeﬁned sections

(recommanded)

The box (checked) saves requests in the Predeﬁned sections

to a Predeﬁned Section, click

The box

(checked ) saves requests

in the job List below.

Request are also stored

in any instruments

connected to a LIS. To

transfer the selected

patient analisis requests

from the Job List

The box

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HOW TO CORRECT ERRORS

click on the ERR compartment in the VIDAS®status bar.

click ont the error in the instrument Menu and read the explanation

To correct an error, click � type in the barcode and start over

� type in the barcode and start over

In case of other

errors (MLE data,

instruments, etc)

, celect them for

more details, make

any necessary

corrections, and

delete them by

cliking on

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HOW TO RUN A SERIES OF ANALYSES

click on the VIDAS®1 or 2 icon

Insert the SPR®s and strips, distribute the samples.

To run each compartment one by one, for example the compartment A,

click

To run compartment simultaneously, click

To go back to the loading menu, click

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HOW TO PERFORM USER MAINTENANCE?

HOW TO VIEW A RESULT

click , enter the end date and duration of the interval,

click

To reprint a result, select it, click

To run a patient analysis through again, select the patient name, click

The request is sent to the Job List and can be modiﬁed if need be.

, enter the end date and duration of the interval,

Monthly:

• Cleaning of the SPR®block

• Cleaning of the two optical lenses

• Performing VIDAS®QCV test

Every 6 Months:

• Cleaning of the reagent strip area

Yearly:

• A preventive maintenance has to be done by a bioMérieux representative.

• Performing VIDAS

QCV test

INSTRUMENT MENU

click , select the Instrument Menu

Icons in the Instrument Menu,

Display the status of compartments (free, occupied, disconnected

or in error) by seclecting a compatmrnt in this menu, you can :

, select the Instrument Menu

stop it

immediately

reset it

clear it

disconnect it for checking or

servicing following a technical

problem

reconnect it following a check

Display test cantained

in each loaded

compartment

View the

error menu

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Display the

1a 1d

1b 1e

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ANNOTATIONS

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VIDAS®QCV reference 30706

INTERPRETATION OF QCV TEST:

• Check the TV1 value

and R3 value for each

position.

• TV1 must be > = the value indicated

on the kit label.

IN CASE OF OUT OF RANGE RESULTS

• For TV1: If the result of a particular position is outside the range, two new

VIDAS QCV tests must be run successively in all the positions in the section

concerned. If at least one other non-compliant result is produced in the

same section, independent of the position: PUT THE SECTION OFFLINE and

Call bioMérieux Technical Support.

• For R3: If the result of a particular position is outside the range: PUT THE

SECTION OFFLINE and Call bioMérieux Technical Support.

Quality Control VIDAS®(QCV) is used

to detect abnormal operation of pipette

mechanisms which may aﬀect the results of

biological tests.

It is also intended for checking that the

optical system is capable of measuring high

ﬂuorescence levels.

QCV test must be run in EVERY position.

Place SPR®and strips in each position of

each section.

HOW TO PERFORM AND INTERPRET

QCV TEST?

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