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Reagent Handling/ Supply |
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- Ready to use liquid stable reagents
- Ability to use 15, 30, 60 or 120ml reagent vials
- Each unit with refrigerated R1 and R2 reagent carousels, each with 48 reagent positions
- Automatic bottle changeover from empty to fresh
- Advanced calibration
- Automated reagent inventory
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Cuvette Washing Station |
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- Each unit with a high tech dual wash station to prevent carry over
- Two different detergents to ensure optimum cleaning
- Four fold water cleaning followed by a separate drying step to gain optimum system performance
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Mixer and Washing Station |
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- Each unit with a high precision multiple mixer station
- Each unit has 3 identical dual mixer subunits to ensure no compromise in throughput
- High performance double washing and Teflon coated mixers prevent carry over
- Standardised mixing procedures across the whole range of analysers
- Different mixer positions for individual reaction steps
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Cuvette Wheels |
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- Each unit with a twin cuvette wheel
- Non disposable quartz cuvettes
- Total reaction volume as low as 120 µl
- Maintenance free dry bath technology
- Automatic optical cuvette checking
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ISE Units |
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- Single or dual ISE units
- High quality indirect ISE for Na, K and Cl
- Crown ether membrane for Na and K
- Molecular oriented PVC membrane for Cl
- Liquid on liquid membrane for reference
- Maximum throughput 300 or 600 samples/ hr (900 or 1800 tests/ hr)
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Sample Probes/ Pipetting |
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- Each unit with twin probe technology
- Capacitance liquid level sensing
- Sample volume as low as 1.6 µl
- Clot detection and crash prevention
- Sampling frequency of 2.25 seconds
- Automatic rerun capability with reduced or increased sample volume
- Volume dependant adjustment of probe speed and height movements to eliminate sample splashing
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Sample Rack Feeder |
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- Positive sample identification
- Beckman Coulter flexible racks enable tube sizes from 11.5 mm to 16 mm to be run in parallel
- Barcoded racks to define different sample types, urgent samples, blank, calibration and control samples
- Maximum loading capacity of 300 samples on board at a time
- Automatic rerun and reflex testing
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Reagent Probes/ Pipetting |
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- Capacitance liquid level sensing
- Reagent volume as small as 15 µl
- Clot detection and crash prevention
- Sampling frequency of 2.25 seconds
- Volume dependant adjustment of probe speed and height movements to eliminate reagent splashing
- Calculation of remaining test number per vial
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Photometric System |
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- Spot photometry technology for precision optics
- Interference free fibre optic transfer
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Customer Support |
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- Remote diagnostics via modem
- 24 hr/day, 365 days/ year engineer support
- Field based Product Specialists offering pro-active support
- 2 routine service visits per annum
- Office based and on-site training
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