Refrigerated Centrifuge with Heating System Sigma 6-16KHS
6 Using the centrifuge
Version 10/2012, Rev. 1.19 of 21/03/2019
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Translation of the original operating manual, part no. 0702302
A german blood bank works successfully using the following data:
1
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m
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rat
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1)
Spe
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d
R
CF
Ti
m
e
t
Acc
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le
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Dec
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rati
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Progra
m
°C
rpm
x g
min
no.
no.
22
3,750 4,544
7
20 (2 min)
12
1
Full blood
22
3,570 4,544
10
20 (2 min)
12
2
Full blood in 4fold bags
20
4,000 5,170
12
24 (3 min)
12
3
Plasma with buffy coat
22
3,750 4,544
9
20 (2 min)
12
4
Full blood
20
4,000 5,170
14
24 (3 min)
12
5
Plasma with buffy coat
22
1,094
384
7
21 (2 min)
11 or 2 min
6
Platelets with buffy coat
22
1,094
384
7
21 (2 min)
11 or 3.5min 7
Platelets with buffy coat
1)
only with special equipment heater
2)
Curves no. 20, 21 and 24 are freely programmable curves
NOTE
If the centrifuge does not reach the mentioned RCF values, the maximum
gravitational field must be set and the run time must be extended.
6.2.2.7
Centrifugation with mineral oil tubes
NOTE
The centrifuge 6-16KHS is not suitable for the analysis of water in mineral
oil because the required temperatures cannot be reached with the rotor
11165.
