COULTER HmX Hematology Analyzer, Reference Manual

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PN 4237523A 4-2
SPECIFICATIONS/CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS
Vacuum
In inches of Hg at sea level:
Temperature (Ambient Operating Range for Patient Samples)
Ambient operating temperature: 16 to 32°C (60 to 90°F)
Humidity
0 to 95% without condensation
Recommended Reagents
ISOTON III (or ISOTON 4, Japan only) diluent for CBC dilutions, rinsing, and diff sheath
flow.
LYSE S III diff (or LYSE S 4, Japan only) lytic reagent for WBC counting and Hgb
determination.
HmX Pak reagents for diff analysis.
ReticPrep reagents for preparing reticulocyte analysis samples.
COULTER CLENZ cleaning agent for both modes.
Reagent Usage
Recommended Commercial Controls
These controls are all available from Beckman Coulter, Inc.:
r
5C cell control for CBC and differential parameters
r
LATRON control for volume, conductivity, and light scatter parameters used with
LATRON primer.
r
Retic-C cell control for Reticulocyte (Retic) parameter.
r
LIN-C control for reportable range of the instrument.
Recommended Calibrator
S-CAL calibrator kit
Low 5.94 - 6.06
High 17.0 - 28.0
Cycle Diluent CBC Lyse Diff Lyse Diff Preserve Cleaner
Closed Vial 53 mL 1.1 mL 0.6 mL 0.13 mL 0
Open Vial 60 mL 1.1 mL 0.6 mL 0.13 mL 0
Start Up 360 mL 7.9 mL 6.5 mL 2.2 mL 2 mL
Shut Down 15 mL 0 mL 0 mL 0 mL 160 mL
New Reagent Prime 220 mL 30 mL 22 mL 12 mL 80 mL