I am currently in the process of purchasing a new centrifuge for our EDTA specimens. This is the first time I have had to validate this type of equipment and am unsure of where to start. Any tips?

Thanks.

Include the IQ, OQ, PQ:

IQ: install it the way that the manufacturer requires and document that

OQ: make sure it operates the way the manufacturer says it does. Check the RPMs, the timer, if it beeps when they say it should, etc.

PQ: make sure it performs the way YOU want it to. Spin specimens and run them in comparison to your current centrifuge to make sure you get the same results. Don't have to go crazy on this one, since you are really just making sure that the RPMs and spin time of the centrifuge give you what you need to do accurate testing.

Hi, how can calibrate the centrifuge to separete the most platelets from a unit of whole blood ?

 

Thanks

Hi azizka71,

What is your email, and I will send you my SOP?

Dalene

Hi dalene

Thank you for your responce , my email is :

azizka_ly@yahoo.com