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Cytomics FC500 Flow Cytometer
Beckman Coulter Life SciencesAvailable: Worldwide
The Cytomics FC 500 Flow Cytometer Automated tube-based acquisition for clinical assays. It has the capacity to conduct 5-color analysis using either a single 488 nm (blue) laser or a dual 488 nm/635 nm (blue/red) laser. The FC500 is available with a carousel tube loader or a Multi-Platform Loader (MPL) that accommodates both tubes and plates.
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Description
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Features
System Configurations
- 5 color analysis using a single blue (488 nm) laser.
- Optional red (635 nm) laser available
- Optional plate-based analysis via optional Multi-platform loader (MPL)
Workflow
- Streamlined data entry and reporting with bi-directional LIS connectivity when used with Data Innovations Instrument Manager 8.05-8.12
- QC functionality with Levey-Jennings reports
- 21CFR Part 11 support via MXP software
Set up and Acquisition
- Vortex of individual tube prior to acquisition
- Two forward scatter settings for effective sizing
- Flow Check and Flow Set Fluorospheres for fast automated set up
- IQAP Quality Assurance Program to compare performance
- Barcode identification of carousel number, position number and tube label
- 0.5 µm particle resolution
Clinical Assays
- Ready to use, pre-optimized reagents make sample prep easier than ever
- Improve lab safety with reduced sample handling with no wash protocol
- Process controls including low level CD4 counts
- Built-in reliability and intra-panel checks
- Sample flagging with insufficient T cells
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