Annual Maintenance of the Truenat Instrument

Need-based maintenance for Truenat instrument is done by lab personnel/ manufacturer while the manufacturer does annual maintenance.

The tasks included under annual maintenance are:

• Flush protocol for Trueprep device when the device is left idle (not used) for 10 days/ annually and/or errors relating to extraction process occur.
• Spillage tray or linear motion guide tray replacement for Trueprep device in case of sample spillage on trays during extraction or when cross-contamination is suspected/ done annually.
• Slider glass replacement for Truelab Analyzer after 200 tests/ annually and/or when related errors occur.
• Temperature calibration for Truelab Analyzer when error related to temperature occur and/or when temperature curve is abnormal (shows blips)/ annually.
• Biannual calibration/replacement of micropipettes.

Resources

• Practical Guide to Implementation of Truenat™ Tests for the Detection of TB and Rifampicin Resistance.
• Trueprep Manual.

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