EF600 Instruction Manual
Asymptote Ltd.
St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, UK
Tel: +44 1223 421161, Fax: +44 1223 421166, E-mail: info@asymptote.co.uk
There are three versions of the Asymptote controlled rate freezer:
EF600-00: Stand alone freezer with no data logging capacity.
The EF600-00 is pre-loaded with a single default program for the
cryopreservation of human embryos (Lasalle et al., 1985). An alternative
program may be specified at the time of ordering.
EF600-01: Freezer with data logging to a dedicated PC (supplied by
The EF600-01 is pre-loaded with a single default program for the
cryopreservation of human embryos (Lasalle et al., 1985). An alternative
program may be specified at the time of ordering.
EF600-10: Freezer with data logging to a dedicated PC (supplied by
The EF600-10 is pre-loaded with six standard freezing programs (embryo,
oocyte, blastocyst, stem cell, spermatozoa linear program and spermatozoa
non-linear program), which the user selects in the supplied data logging
software. Additional programs, up to a total of 10, may be specified at the
This manual includes operating instructions for all three versions. The following
optional extras may also be supplied with the EF600 series freezer:
Cryopen nucleating tool (EF-611)
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) (EF-613)
Conversion kit to allow portability (EF-614)
Data logging software for upgrading the EF600-00 (EF-620) and EF600-01
Software for programming linear temperature profiles (EF-622)
Software for programming non-linear temperature profiles (EF-023)
Operating instructions for these optional extras are given in Appendices 2 - 7.