Vitrolife EmbryoScope - Accessories and Materials

EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator
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13 Accessories and materials
The following equipment and materials are needed to run the EmbryoScope time-lapse incubator:
• EmbryoSlide culture dishes (refer to the user manual for the EmbryoSlide culture dishes)
• EmbryoViewer software
• Motor lock (see section 8.2)
• A set of Allen keys, 2.5 mm and 3 mm, respectively (found under the service lid)
• Aqueous 70% isopropyl alcohol (see section 8.1)
• Access to CO
2
and N
2
(clinic-specific)
• For calibration: high-precision thermometer connected to a probe (see section 5.4.2) and
gas analyser (see section 5.5.2, 5.5.3 and 5.6.3).
The thermometer and gas analyser used when calibrating the incubator should be as least as
accurate as the values displayed on the incubator itself or better, i.e.:
• Recommended accuracy for high-precision thermometer in the range between 36°C and
39°C: +/- 0.2°C
• Recommended accuracy for CO
2
gas analyser in the range between 3% and 8%: +/- 0.3%
• Recommended accuracy for O
2
gas analyser in the range between 4% and 8%: +/- 0.5%.