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Table of content
1 Safety information ....................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Labels and symbols on the system .......................................................................... 6
1.2 General safety messages .......................................................................................10
2 Understanding the analyzer ...........................................................................................12
2.1 Intended use ..........................................................................................................12
2.2 Blood sample parameters, histograms and scattergrams .......................................12
2.2.1 Parameters ...........................................................................................................12
2.2.2 Histograms ......................................................................................................13
2.2.3 Scattergrams ...................................................................................................13
2.3 Product description.................................................................................................13
2.4 Overview of the software interface .........................................................................17
2.5 Reagents, controls and calibrators .........................................................................18
2.5.1 Reagents .........................................................................................................19
2.5.2 Controls and calibrators ..................................................................................19
3 Understanding the system principles .............................................................................20
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................20
3.2 WBC measurement by the SF Cube Cell Analysis technology ...............................20
3.3 HGB measurement.................................................................................................21
3.3.1 Colorimetric method ........................................................................................21
3.3.2 HGB ................................................................................................................21
3.4 RBC, PLT and RET measurement .........................................................................21
3.4.1 RBC and PLT: Sheath flow impedance method ...............................................21
3.4.2 PLT and RET: SF Cube Cell Analysis technology ...........................................22
3.4.3 Derivation of RBC - related parameters ...........................................................22
3.4.4 Derivation of PLT - related parameters ............................................................23
3.4.5 Derivation of RET – related parameters ..........................................................24
4 Installing the analyzer ....................................................................................................24
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................24
4.2 Installation requirements ........................................................................................24
4.2.1 Space requirements ........................................................................................24
4.2.2 Power requirements ........................................................................................25
4.2.3 General environment .......................................................................................25
4.2.4 Moving and installing the analyzer ...................................................................26
4.3 Connecting the analyzer system .............................................................................26