Biomedical Products Division:
Cytopro® Cytocentrifuge
Model 7620
Cytopro sets the standard for consistent performance and convenience in a cytocentrifuge. With the help of experienced laboratorians, we designed and built a cytocentrifuge that puts unsurpassed ease of use, and maximum flexibility and safety at your command.
The patented Cytopro system is a complete, integrated system including an instrument console with touch pad controls and an eight-station cytocentrifuge rotor. The Wescor sample chambers are the heart of the Cytopro system. Their unique, well thought out design brings superb cell recovery and adherence without intricate error- prone procedures. In other words, it works like a dream!
Perfect AlignmentThe Cytopad® snaps quickly between the chamber and the frame. This guarantees that the pad is always correctly aligned with the sample tunnel. No fumbling and no cell loss due to poor alignment.
Patented Flow Control RingCytopads are made with a controlled compression ring around the sample hole. This controls the rate of absorption and allows compensation for the lot-to-lot variations in paper quality for more consistent results.
Dual Sample Ports (single chamber only)Two ports, one in the sample well and one in the tunnel, provide great versatility, allowing you to introduce pre-wetting fluids and making in situ fixation easy and reliable.
Chamber CapsYou can load samples directly through the chamber caps to prevent spilling of hazardous samples. Caps provide added safety to the operator.
7 mm Cell AreaA large, centered cell deposit area makes screening easier and more sensitive.
Dual Sample Chambers
Advanced design places two samples on the same slide for increased efficiency and economy. Dual sample chambers provide the same excellent results as our single sample chambers.
How the Chamber Works- The cell suspension is pipetted into the sample well or the tunnel.
- As the rotor starts spinning, centrifugal force moves the suspension towards the slide.
- Cells sediment onto the slide as the Cytopad absorbs the suspension medium.
Versatility is one of Cytopro's major strengths. The system satisfies a wide variety of sample treating requirements:
Choice of Absorption PadsCytopads come in two absorption speeds that are color-coded for ease of use. The white pad is for faster absorption of thick of debris-filled suspension fluids. The brown pad is for slower absorption of thin fluids such as cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) where slower flow enhances cell recovery.
Disposable/Reusable ChambersWescor's unique Cytopro chambers are competitively priced for disposable use, or they can be reused after suitable cleaning. The choice is yours.
Prewetting VersatilityThe tunnel port accepts saline or other fluids to pre-wet the absorption pad at the beginning of a cycle. This exclusive patented feature significantly improves cell recovery.
In Situ FixationA common problem with Papanicolaou staining is air drying of the sample cells. In situ fixation during the cytocentrifugation cycle is the most reliable way to prevent this problem.
In situ fixation with Cytopro is very simple. Load a few drops of sample into the tunnel port, then load fixative into the sample well. As the rotor accelerates, the cells are fixed after they sediment onto the slide.
Cytopro® Dual Sample Chamber
Dual Sample Chambers Multiply Your Advantages
Wescor's dual sample chambers enhance all of the advantages of our popular single chambers! Features:- Two cell deposit areas on the same slide means true cost reduction. Dual sample chambers are priced for significant savings over two single chambers.
- Two deposit areas on one slide enhances productivity for those under regulatory workload limitations.
- Reduced time spent loading and unloading slides between the rotor, stainer, and microscope.
- Cell deposit areas are close together and easy to find, helping to speed sample analysis.
- Cytopro's 7 mm diameter spot provides a 37% larger area to collect cells compared to the 6mm area of the Cytospin®
Dual sample chambers feature Wescor's patented Cytopads© that are unsurpassed in controlling fluid flow from the sample chamber to provide excellent cell recovery in both chambers.
Priced at only 1.5 times the cost of single chamber, Cytopro dual sample chambers are now available to help you reduce costs and increase productivity at the same time.
Cytopro is a registered trademark of Wescor Inc. Cytospin is a registered trademark of Thermo Electron. Wescor has no affiliation with Thermo Electron.
Life science applications
The value of cytocentrifugation is well established, with clear advantages over alternative techniques such as sedimentation, filtration, and direct smearing. Numerous publications are available in the technical literature on various applications.
Advantages over other Methods:- Speed
- Convenience
- Improved cell recovery
- Optimal morphology for observation
- 7mm sample area (36% more than 6mm) for improved diagnostic sensitivity
Cytopro works especially well in cytology, hematology and microbiology to process any body fluid washing. The resulting cell preparations can be stained with any staining system such as Romanowsky, Gram, Papanicolaou, or other special stains. Staining cells from these disciplines is most convenient when using a Wescor Aerospray® Hematology, Microbiology, Acid Fast Bacteria (AFB) Slide Stainer/Cytocentrifuge.
The following samples are routinely prepared by this technique:- Cerebrospinal fluids
- Pleural fluids
- Pericardial fluids
- Peritoneal fluids
- Synovial fluids
- Urine
- Bronchial alveolar lavage washes
- Oral cavity washes
- Gastric washes
- Exudates and transudates
- Fine needle aspirates, and other aspirates
- Sputum
Cytopro CytocentrifugeSpecifications Model 7620 | |
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| Chamber Volume Double Single |
0.3 mL per chamber 0.5 mL per chamber |
| Rotor Slide Capacity | Up to 8 |
| Rotor Speed | Programmable, 100 to 2000 RPM |
| Display | 4 line by 16 character alpha-numeric LCD dot-matrix |
| Touch Pad Controls | Numeric Programming Keys 0 thru 9, Run, Stop, Prog, Accel - High, Med and Low |
| Operating Time | Programmable 1 to 99 mins |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 43 cm x 24 cm x 53 cm (17" x 9.5" x 21") |
| Clearance Height (lid open) | 58 cm (23") |
| Weight | 12.25 kg (27 lb) |
| Electrical Requirements | 100V, 120V, 220V, or 240V @ 50-60 Hz (user selectable), 75 watts |
| Fusing | For 100 V or 120 V setting: 2.0 Amp SLO-BLO (TypeT) (2 required.) For 220V or 240 V setting: 1.0 Amp SLO-BLO (Type T) (2 required.) |
| Power Consumption | 60 Watts Maximum |
| Safety | lid interlock: Lid must be closed, and is locked down during operation |
| Buyer's Specifications The cytocentrifuge shall be a Wescor Model 7620 Cytopro Cytocentrifuge or equivalent and shall operate with the following features. The cytocentrifuge shall have no more than an eight place sealed rotor. The cytocentrifuge shall incorporate the use of absorption pads that have a flow control ring that assures consistent absorption times and more dependable cell recovery rates. The cytocentrifuge shall have no less that a 7 mm diameter cell display area. The cytocentrifuge shall employ the use of coil springs that will not fatigue under normal use and will provide reliable absorption times over the life of the cytocentrifuge. The cytocentrifuge rotor shall be a low profile rotor which shall be compact and shall allow the slide labels to be clearly visible during the loading process. There is no other distributor for this model. It is manufactured and sold from this site exclusively. |
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