The sorters are calibrated daily and cleaned with bleach and water between users and before the daily shutdown. Additionally, all sorters are flushed with ethanol weekly and flushed with bleach monthly. The sorters are checked for sterility at the end of each week. Samples from the sorters are tested weekly to ensure the fluidics do not show contamination with bacterial or fungal growth.

Similarly, the analyzers are calibrated daily and cleaned with wash and/or bleach solution between users and before the daily shutdown procedure. The FACSymphony, BRC Attune and VRT Attune analyzers are flushed with bleach monthly.