Medonic M16C-US - S Ection 11: S Pecifications

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Section 11: Specifications
Section Overview
Introduction
This section describes the specifications for the Medonic M-Series and its
parameters.
Contents
This section contains the following topics:
Topic
See Page
General
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Short List of Specifications
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Parameter Ranges
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Reagent and Reagent Consumption
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11.1 General
Description
This section describes the Medonic M-Series and its parts in general.
User
Environment
The operator works with a menu from which the desired program is chosen,
e.g. discriminator settings.
Reagents
Two external reagent reservoirs are used:
 Isotonic diluent (Diluent)
 Hemolyzing reagent (Lyse)
Technology
The Medonic M-Series is a fully automatic hematology analyzer designed to
measure up to 16 parameters using whole blood from an open inlet, closed
tubes, 20µl micropipettes or pre-diluted blood.
3-Part WBC
The instrument performs a 3-part WBC differential by means of a cyanide free
hemolyzing reagent.
Protected
Sample Memory
A sample memory is available and protected against main power failures. The
sample memory also contains a search function with selective printing and QC
Options.