Lab Analyser Service — Level 1
Fluidics, optics, calibration and preventive maintenance
Part of the program: Lab Analyser Service Engineer — program (8 h) →
A cracked tube, a worn syringe seal, a tired lamp, a blocked waste line, a reagent topped up on old — most analyser faults start with something small in the fluidics, the optics or the routine. This course teaches the engineer who maintains laboratory analysers to work safely around blood and reagents, find faults by symptom and hand the machine back ready for the laboratory's QC.
Most wrong lab results start with a drop of air, not a broken board.
- A laboratory analyser that stops or gives wrong results holds up diagnoses for a whole hospital, and most failures start with something cheap: air in a line, a leaking valve, an ageing lamp, a stuck level sensor.
- Every analyser handles infectious samples and aggressive reagents; engineers who open one without decontamination, protection and a plan put themselves and the laboratory at risk.
- Manufacturer courses are model-specific and often closed to independent engineers; the principles shared by chemistry, haematology, immunoassay and blood gas analysers are rarely taught on their own.
After the course you can
Curriculum
Recognise the main families of laboratory analysers, name the building blocks they all share, and use that map to find your way around an unfamiliar machine in the first hour on site.free
20 min02Biohazard and chemical safety: decontamination before service
Treat every analyser as contaminated until proven otherwise, insist on documented decontamination before work, choose the right protection for probes, reagents and waste, and leave the site safer than you found it.20 min03Fluidics: pumps, valves, probes, bubbles, leaks and carry-over
Trace the liquid path of an analyser, explain how syringes, valves, probes and wash stations set volumes and keep samples apart, and find the usual causes of air, leaks, clots and carry-over in a logical order.25 min04Measurement: photometry, cell counting, electrodes, luminescence and temperature
Explain how photometers, impedance and flow counters, ion-selective and gas electrodes and chemiluminescence detectors turn a reaction into a signal, recognise what drift and failure look like in each, and know why temperature control underlies all of them.25 min05Calibration, quality control and preventive maintenance
Tell calibration from quality control, read a Levey-Jennings chart and the common Westgard rules well enough to judge whether a problem is random or systematic, and plan and record daily, weekly and periodic maintenance on any analyser.25 min06Fault-finding by symptom and return to service
Approach analyser faults by symptom in a fixed order, use the error and event logs to narrow the cause, and hand the analyser back with verification and records that let the laboratory safely resume patient testing.25 min—Exam
25 · 40 min · 75 %
The certificate
Pass the exam and get a certificate of course completion with your name, hours and score. Every certificate has a unique number and a public verification page, so an employer or a customer can check it in one click. It confirms completion of the course; it is not an educational document (diploma) and not a manufacturer authorisation.
Who it is for
Who it is for
- Hospital biomedical / clinical engineering teams
- Field engineers in independent service companies and distributors
Who teaches
Written by a service engineer working with medical equipment since 2014, including 6.5 years at GE Healthcare and service supervision at Mindray, together with the engineers of Service Engineer.
FAQ
Is this manufacturer training?
No. It is independent, vendor-neutral training. It does not replace the manufacturer's procedures or grant authorisation or access to service software.
Does it cover a specific analyser model?
No. It teaches the principles shared by chemistry, haematology, immunoassay and blood gas analysers, with real machines as examples. Model courses are a separate level.
What does the certificate say?
Your name, the course, the hours, the date and your exam score, with a unique number and a public verification page.
Can my company buy seats for a team?
Yes: five seats and a progress overview for the manager.
Languages?
English and Russian.