1-12 CELL-DYN 3000 System Operator’s Manual
9140240E — May 1995
System Description Chapter 1
Overflow Chamber
The overflow chamber is used to collect excess fluid from the mixing
chambers.
WBC Mixing Chamber
The glass WBC mixing chamber is used to mix the WBC dilution.
HGB Mixing Chamber
The glass HGB mixing chamber is used to mix the HGB dilution.
WBC Flow Cell Cover
The WBC flow cell cover protects the WBC Flow Cell assembly, which
contains the fluidics and hardware needed to hydrodynamically focus the
WBC sample stream (diluted WBCs). The primary components of this
assembly are:
•Sample feed nozzle — a specifically designed tube used to deliver
the WBC dilution into the sheath stream
•WBC flow cell — an optically clear quartz chamber with a central
rectangular opening of a specific size, which flares out into a cone
at the top of the flow cell
Optical Bench Assembly
The optical bench assembly contains the helium-neon laser, the WBC
flow cell, the optics and the detectors required for the enumeration and
differentiation of the white blood cells.
Left Side Panel
The components on the left side panel of the Analyzer are depicted in
Figure 1.6. The functional description of each component follows.
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