CLSI GP31 P : 1ED 2007

Abstract
Committee Membership
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Introduction
3 Terminology
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Acronyms/Abbreviations
4 Instrument Implementation and Performance Verification
  4.1 Implementation
5 Instrument Operational Verification and Maintenance Program
  5.1 Recommendations for an Instrument Verification and
       Maintenance Program
  5.2 Applicable Regulations and Documentation Requirements
  5.3 Documentation
6 Basic Laboratory Instrumentation
  6.1 General-Purpose Centrifuges
  6.2 Microhematocrit Centrifuges (Dedicated, Fixed RPM)
  6.3 Refrigerated Centrifuges
  6.4 Pipettors and Dilutors
  6.5 Photometry and Other Light-Based Devices
  6.6 Glassware Washers
  6.7 Histology Equipment
  6.8 Biological Cabinets and Fume Hoods
  6.9 Osmometers
  6.10 Refractometers
  6.11 Shakers and Rotators
  6.12 Temperature-Dependent Equipment
  6.13 Gamma Counters and Liquid Scintillation Counters
7 Specialized Laboratory Instrumentation
  7.1 Automated Hematology Analyzers
  7.2 Coagulation Analyzers
  7.3 Automated Chemistry Analyzers
  7.4 Automated Immunoassay Analyzers
  7.5 Electrode-Based Instruments
  7.6 CO-oximeters
  7.7 Flow Cytometry
References
Additional References
The Quality Management System Approach
Related CLSI/NCCLS Publications

Provides information about assessing instrument performance and function from the time of instrument purchase to the routine performance of clinical testing.