Roche Diagnostics
cobas® 4800 System, Operator’s Manual for the US · Version 1.0 5
cobas® 4800 System
CT/NG v2.0 Test
Overview..................................................................................................................................7
General safety information.............................................................................................7
Overview of the test .........................................................................................................7
About specimen types .....................................................................................................7
About run types................................................................................................................8
About the test concept.....................................................................................................8
About subtests............................................................................................................8
About reagents .................................................................................................................9
Workflow ..............................................................................................................................10
About workflows............................................................................................................10
Overview of full workflow ............................................................................................11
Full workflow short guide.......................................................................................12
Overview of recovery workflow...................................................................................14
Recovery workflow short guide .............................................................................15
Operation ..............................................................................................................................18
Safety information .........................................................................................................18
Performing a full workflow run...................................................................................18
Performing startup procedures..............................................................................18
Performing maintenance........................................................................................21
Removing the samples and reagents from storage..............................................21
Starting a new run....................................................................................................22
Loading samples.......................................................................................................23
Confirming or creating a work order file.............................................................25
Loading the consumables .......................................................................................26
Loading the reagents ...............................................................................................27
Starting the sample preparation run .....................................................................34
Unloading the microwell plate...............................................................................35
Sealing the microwell plate.....................................................................................36
Removing used reagents, samples, and deepwell plate.......................................37
Starting amplification and detection run .............................................................37
Reviewing and accepting results............................................................................38
Sending results to LIS..............................................................................................39
Unloading the analyzer...........................................................................................40
Performing shutdown procedure ..........................................................................40
Performing a recovery workflow run..........................................................................41
Starting a recovery workflow run ..........................................................................42
Selecting the run to recover and adding new IDs ...............................................42
Printing the microwell plate layout.......................................................................43
Removing the deepwell plate .................................................................................44
Setting up microwell plate......................................................................................44
Performing manual PCR setup..............................................................................44
Sealing the microwell plate.....................................................................................45
Centrifuging the microwell plate...........................................................................46