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Said: In our case of moderate testing POC, the IFU does not state the temperature and humidity as "optimal range", they are listed as Specifications for use. We use temperature/ humidity monitoring with the ranges set to flag if not reading w...

Said: I'm glad you brought this issue up on this blog. I had just one in the ER that appeared to be working fine but it would not download the i-STAT. It would just indicate "Waiting to Send". I ruled out the i-STAT and the network. The downl...

Said: Just curious, why did you cease testing? The manufacturer supplies optimal operating specifications in their IFUs. Just because the humidity is below this optimal range, does not mean that the instrument needs to be taken out of service...

Said: We never had the very low humidity you got but whenever we encounter humidity issues, we perform QC's to validate patient results are not impacted.

Said: We had this issue prior to the CLEW update, but not with all of our docks. It started with one department, then 2-3 other areas followed. In one department, one of their docks was fine while the other did not work. We did the exact same...