EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator
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9 Alarm and information signal system
The EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator integrates an alarm and information signal system that is
activated in case an error or another event that needs corrective action has occurred. The alarms
and other signals sent by the system can be divided into four main categories and two sub-
categories:
• Warning alarms: Indicate that the running conditions of the incubator are not as expected.
The CO
2
or O
2
concentration in the embryo chamber may e.g. be too low or too high.
• Incubator malfunction alarm: Indicates that there is a system error, i.e. a malfunction or
power failure of the unit that controls the running conditions of the incubator.
• Technical alarms: Indicate that there is a technical error due to a complete power failure of
the entire system.
• Information signals:
o Warning information signals: Most warning information signals indicate that the
operator has failed to perform a required action (such as closing the load door).
o Malfunction information signals: Most malfunction information signals indicate
that there is a technical problem with the software or hardware of the EmbryoScope
time-lapse incubator. Malfunction information signals indicate technical errors that
are less important than a malfunction alarm or a technical alarm.
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