6 Alere Cholestech LDX
®
System User Manual
The Analyzer
The Alere Cholestech LDX
®
Analyzer has a 32-character display
screen and three buttons that control all the steps needed for
operation. The three buttons are labeled RUN, DATA and STOP.
Liquid Crystal
Display
Data Button
Stop Button
Run Button
How the Alere Cholestech LDX
®
Analyzer Works
The Alere Cholestech LDX
®
Analyzer uses reectance photometry
(the amount of light reected from a solid surface) to measure
the amount of substances in blood. The analyzer measures color
changes of the four reagent pads. The amount of color formed is
converted by the analyzer to a concentration and the results are
shown on the liquid crystal display (LCD) screen.