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6. Components of the Coag 2D
6.1 Structure of the Instrument
Figure 6.1 - Top overview
On/Off switch
– for powering the instrument on and off.
Display
– A color graphic liquid crystal touchscreen for operating and
navigating in the analyzer software.
Incubation Area
- The incubation area is a monolithic aluminium block
regulated to 37 °C. It has four pre-heated cuvette positions, two measure-
ment locations and two reagent positions for reagent vessels.
Reagent Positions -
There is a rotating magnetic field at the reagent
positions, which mixes the reagents intermittently by rotating the mag-
netic rod placed in the reagent vessel. The mixing can be switched off in
service menu only.
Measurement locations -
Two nephelometric measurement positions
are available for the measurement of coagulation and photometric para-
meters.