Table of Contents
Standard Included Equipment .............................2
ParaLens Adapter System
Introduction....................................................3
ParaLens Installation ....................................3
OptiLume Light Source Installation ..............3
Operation Procedure ....................................4
Parasite Examination Procedure .................4
Precautions and Maintenance
Precautions ...................................................5
Cleaning Adapter and Objective ..................5
Cleaning ParaViewer ...................................5
Service Assistance .......................................5
Additional QBC Products
ParaLens Adapters ......................................5
Automated Hematology Equipment ............5
Speci
fi
cations ......................................................6
Replacement Parts .............................................6
OPERATION PROCEDURES:
The ParaLens System provides users with epi-
fl
uorescence capability; however,
if using with a standard transmission light microscope the microscope’s light
source should be turned off to use the ParaLens System.
When the ParaLens Fluorescence Microscopy System is connected to a power
source, it will be “ON”. The intensity knob (Item 3, Figure 2) on the ParaLens
OptiLume Light Source controls the operating current and the light output of
the LED. Turning the knob clockwise will increase intensity. Turning the knob
counterclockwise will decrease intensity.
Handle the ParaLens Fluorescence Microscopy System as a laboratory
instrument.
To turn the ParaLens System “OFF”, unplug from power source.
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PARASITE EXAMINATION PROCEDURES
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With QBC Malaria Tubes):
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
ParaViewer (p/n 424278)
Standard Microscope equipped with a ParaLens UV Microscope Adapter (p/n
424280)
Fluorescence Optical Immersion Oil (p/n 427708)
QBC Malaria Tubes (100 Pack - p/n 253037) (2000 Pack - p/n 253005)
EXAMINATION PROCEDURES:
Insert the centrifuged QBC Malaria Tube into the groove of the ParaViewer
Tube Holder. Slide the tube forward in the groove and under the Retainer Bar
until the open end of the tube is against the Retainer Stop. This will prevent
movement of the tube when it is manually rotated during the microscopic
examination procedure in Step (5).
Place the ParaViewer Tube Holder with QBC Malaria Tube on the stage of
the microscope. Using 10X, wide-
fi
eld, high-point eyepiece(s) and ParaLens
Adapter with objective lens, add 2-3 drops of
fl
uorescence optical immersion
oil to top of tube while in ParaViewer. Bring the buffy coat area of the tube
into focus.
Move the microscope stage until
the top of the expanded RBC
layer (near the RBC-Granulocyte
interface) is in the
fi
eld of view.
Examine the sample.
By means of the tube closure,
rotate and examine the entire
circumference of the tube as it
rests in the groove of the ParaViewer. (See package insert instructions with
QBC Malaria Tube for description and detection of parasites.)
Note:
The QBC Malaria Tube may incorporate a small patient ID Label affi xed between the white
lines on the tube. When properly positioned, the label should be within the cavity of the ParaViewer
so that it does not interfere with rotation of the tube in the ParaViewer groove.
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