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1.2. Biological and hygiene warnings
Please, carefully read the following note.
This instrument is an in-vitro medical device and it is installed in a location where there is presence of blood,
specimen and other biological tissues. For your safety, it is required to clean and disinfect the device before
entering in contact with it.
Also you should wear gloves when you touch it.
In addition, it is required that the unit is cleaned and disinfected before sending it to MILESTONE S.R.L.
Non-disinfected devices will no longer be accepted and you will be contacted to get the relative disinfection
cost.
In any case, international health rules forbid shipments in standard packages of biohazard materials (risk of
sanctions).
1.3. Designated Uses
The Milestone PrestoCHILL and its optional parts have been engineered for laboratory use and can
therefore withstand the hardest laboratory conditions for continuous use in freezing biological samples for
frozen sections.
The instrument is intended for laboratory use (indoor use) only.
The Milestone PrestoCHILL is specifically designed to produce frozen section blocks or frozen tissues in a
fast, reliable and standardized way.
The Milestone PrestoCHILL must be operated exclusively with the reagents listed in section “Compatible
reagents” refer to chapter 1.8.
1.4. Technical specifications
Power supply:
PrestoCHILL REF 100851 115V~ 60Hz 250W
PrestoCHILL REF 100850 230V~ 50/60Hz 250W
Refrigerant: Helium
Time to reach -40°C (-40°F) about 40min from ambient temperature of 25°C (72°F)
Working Temperature: 15°C – 25°C (59°F – 77°F)
Humidity (relative): up to 80%
Maximum altitude: 2000m
Use temperature range: -24°C to -60°C (-11.2°F – -76°F)
Indoor use only.