Thermo Scientific Invitrogen AMQAX2000, User Manual

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Product information
IMPORTANT! Before using this product, read and understand the information in the “Safety” appendix
in this document.
Contents
The Countess
™
3 Automated Cell Counter is shipped with the components listed below.
Component Quantity
Countess
™
3 Automated Cell Counter 1 each
Power cord with 4 adapters (for U.S./Canada/Taiwan/Japan, Europe, or UK) 1 each
Countess ™ Cell Counting Chamber Slides (50 slides/box) 1 box
Countess ™ 3 Disposable Slide Holder 1 each
Countess ™ 3 Reusable Slide Holder 1 each
Countess ™ 3 USB Drive 1 each
Countess ™ 3 Automated Cell Counter Quick Reference Card 1 each
Product description
The Countess
™
3 Automated Cell Counter is a fully automated cell counter and assay platform
that state-of-the-art optics and image analysis algorithms to analyze trypan blue stained samples in
suspension.
• The Countess
™
3 Automated Cell Counter offers an intuitive user interface with the option to save
data and generate a report, which can then be transferred to a PC using the USB drive supplied
with the instrument or available separately.
• The cells to be counted are loaded into the instrument in disposable Countess
™
Cell Counting
Chamber Slides. Each chamber slide contains two enclosed chambers to hold the sample and
allow measurement of two different samples or perform replicates of the same sample.
• The instrument takes 10-20 seconds per sample for a typical cell count in the brightfield channel
and is compatible with a wide variety of eukaryotic cells. In addition to cell count and viability, the
Countess
™
3 Automated Cell Counter also provides information on cell size.
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Countess ™ 3 Automated Cell Counter User Guide