Measurement Compartment
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- Sources of radiant energy - two LEDs for motility and spectrophotometry channels - Detector system - two photo detectors - Motility and Optical Density
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Sample type
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- Fresh - Frozen
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| Specificity
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- Concentration: 90% - Motility: 75% - Morphology: 80%
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| Sensitivity
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- Concentration: 90% - Motility: 75% - Morphology: 60%
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| Correlation to Manual Method
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- Concentration: 0.9 - Motility: 0.8 - Morphology: 0.7
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| Precision CV’s
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- Concentration: 3% - Motility: 5% - Morphology: 5%
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| Visualization Compartment
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- White LED illumination system - CCD, 330 TV lines - Objective: Standard, x20 - Signal Output: PAL standard - Zoom system for magnification transition between x300 and x500 - Focus regulator
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| Displays
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- Operational backlight LCD (16 lines x 40 characters) - Video backlight LCD (8 x 10 cm)
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| Printer
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- Built-in, Dot Matrix - 58 mm paper, with 20 characters per line - Ribbon cassette
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| Keypad
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- Operational keys - Numeric buttons - Cursor buttons - Video control keys
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| Interface
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- Video output (RCA) - RS-232 cable plug-in
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| Accessories for testing sample
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- Measuring capillary: plastic, loaded syringe for an easy aspiration of sample - Standard laboratory microscope slide: depth 20 microns, coverslip 22x22 mm
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| Memory
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- 500 test results - 500 QC-measurement
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| Analysis time
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- 60 seconds
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| Temperature for sample testing
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- Calibrated for use at room temperature. Motility tests will degrade over time and will vary if the sample is heated
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| Signals
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- Input signal from motility channel: analog, up to 5V - Input signal from spectrophotometer channel: modulated (1 kHz), analog, up to 5V
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| Quality control
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- Internal electronic self- test and auto-calibration
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| Dimensions
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- 40 x 30 x 15 cm
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| Weight
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- 4 kg
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| Power supply
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- 100 - 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz
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| System requirements for B-Sperm Software
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- CPU 1GHz or better, RAM 256 MB, HDD free space 200 MB, AGP-Video Board with minimum 16 MB RAM, Monitor 15” with minimum resolution 640 x 480 and 16-bit color, CD-ROM drive, Windows 98/2000/XP Operation System, DirectX, DivX, RS-232 two USB ports
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