EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator
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Table of contents
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Warnings, restrictions and limited warranty ................................................................ 6
1.2 Important notes ........................................................................................................ 10
1.3 Intended use – EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator .................................................. 12
1.4 Intended use – EmbryoSlide culture dish .................................................................. 12
1.5 Intended users .......................................................................................................... 12
1.6 Clinical benefits ........................................................................................................ 12
2 Overview of the EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator ...................................................... 13
2.1 Installation and required conditions .......................................................................... 14
2.2 Starting up the EmbryoScope
time-lapse incubator .................................................. 15
2.3 Shutting down the EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator ............................................. 15
3 Restarting the integrated PC ............................................................................................. 16
4 Connections to supporting systems ................................................................................ 17
5 The incubator ..................................................................................................................... 18
5.1 The incubator control panel ...................................................................................... 18
5.1.1 Overview of menu items accessible from the control panel ......................... 18
5.2 Locking or unlocking the incubator control panel ...................................................... 19
5.3 Temporarily pausing audible warning alarms ............................................................ 20
5.4 Incubator temperature .............................................................................................. 20
5.4.1 Changing the temperature set point ............................................................ 20
5.4.2 Validating the temperature .......................................................................... 20
5.4.3 Calibrating the temperature ......................................................................... 22
5.5 Incubator CO
2
concentration..................................................................................... 24
5.5.1 Changing the CO
2
set point ........................................................................ 24
5.5.2 Validating the CO
2
concentration ................................................................ 25
5.5.3 Calibrating the CO
2
concentration ............................................................... 26
5.6 Incubator O
2
concentration ....................................................................................... 27
5.6.1 Changing the O
2
set point ........................................................................... 27
5.6.2 Validating the O
2
concentration ................................................................... 27
5.6.3 Calibrating the O
2
concentration ................................................................. 28
6 Operating the EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator ......................................................... 29
6.1 Start-up procedure.................................................................................................... 29
6.2 Resetting and calibrating the camera ....................................................................... 31
6.3 Starting an EmbryoSlide culture dish ........................................................................ 36
6.3.1 Associating an existing patient with a new EmbryoSlide culture dish .......... 37