The “first out of tools” (FOTs)
The “first out of tools” (FOTs) is the first production from the mold. With these FOTs we have determined the position of the fill level indicator. The fill level indicator is an opening in the Ser-Col just above the LF paper. Once the blood flows through the fill level indicator, the collected amount of blood is sufficient for testing. Some other minor changes were applied for an optimal automated Ser-Col processing in SCAUT.