PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING NEW CARTRIDGE OR CONTROL SHIPMENTS

Cartridges must be kept refrigerated to maintain their integrity and reliability. Therefore, upon receipt, open the box marked “Refrigerate upon Arrival.” Next, identify the card with the temperature strip attached and read it. Once it is exposed to room temperature the reading will begin to change. Follow instructions on card and if the reading is found to be unacceptable, contact technical support.

Record the temperature reading on the “Receipt of New Cartridges” Log.

If the temperature strip reading is acceptable, perform a test of one cartridge from each box with the liquid control; this validates the remaining cartridges within each box. If you receive multiple boxes with the same cartridge lot number you only have to run the test once instead of running controls for each box. A similar procedure should be used for shipments of controls.