AVL 9180 Operator's Manual

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The AVL 9180 Analyzer allows the operator to select one of the following measuring modes: whole
blood, serum, urine, standard, Q.C. material, acetate or bicarbonate depending on the sample type to
be analyzed. The analyzer automatically processes the sample through the necessary steps, then
prints and displays the results.
In the blood, serum and Q.C. measuring modes, the results for sodium and potassium are reported by
default as flame photometry equivalent values; chloride, ionized calcium, and lithium are reported as
ISE direct potentiometry values. The urine mode allows for the measurement of prediluted urine
samples for sodium, potassium and chloride. The acetate, bicarbonate and standard mode allows for
the measurement of aqueous solutions and reports as ISE direct potentiometry values. For details of
this operation, please refer to the Operator's Manual.
Test Conditions
Sample Size: 95 µL
Sample Types: Whole blood, serum, plasma, urine, acetate and bicarbonate
dialysate solutions
Sample Container: capillary, AVL Microsampler, syringe, collection tube, sample
cup.
Ambient Temperature: +15 to +32 °C ( 60 to 90 °F)
Relative Humidity: 5% to 85% (non-condensing)
Type of Measurement: direct potentiometry
Measured Parameters
Parameter Measurement Range Display Resolution
Whole blood, serum, plasma, dialysate and aqueous solutions:
Sodium 40 - 205 mmol/L 1 or 0.1 mmol/L
Potassium 1.5 - 15 mmol/L 0.1 or 0.01 mmol/L
(0.8 - 15mmol/L dialysate)
Chloride 50 - 200 mmol/L 1 or 0.1 mmol/L
ionized Calcium 0.2 - 5.0 mmol/L 0.01 or 0.001 mmol/L
Lithium 0.1 - 6.0 mmol/L 0.01 or 0.001 mmol/L
(Lithium is not measured in dialysate samples)
Urine
Sodium 1 - 300 mmol/L 1 mmol/L
Potassium 4.5 - 120 mmol/L 0.1 mmol/L
(60-120 with additional dilution)
Chloride 1 - 300 mmol/L 1 mmol/L
(Calcium and Lithium are not measured in urine samples)

AVL 9180 Specifications

General

Brand	AVL
Model	9180
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English