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Appearance:
Function: provide a cavity where the interior and exterior walls of open-vial probe or piercing probe
can be cleaned by liquid flow; and the waste thus produced is also collected here.
5.1.8 Baths
WBC bath: consists of front bath, back bath and an aperture. It is where the WBC sample is
mixed for analysis; supports the measurement of HGB and WBC.
RBC bath: consists of front bath, back bath and an aperture. It is where the RBC sample is mixed
for analysis; supports the measurement of RBC/PLT.
Vacuum chamber: where a stable vacuum is built and stored to support WBC and RBC count
(impedance method); and the front and back baths as well as the sample probe wipe are cleaned.
WBC isolation chamber: provides an air space to isolate exterior interference.
RBC isolation chamber: provides an air space to isolate exterior interference.