The MC4plus is a semi-automatic 4-channel ball coagulometer for laboratories with medium sample throughput with mechanical and (optionally) optical detection.
The equipment as well as the integrated calculator corresponds to the equipment of the MC10plus, in short: it is a perfectly aligned system, flexible and fast.
The measurement is startet with the 3-volume automatic pipette or alternatively with an automatic HandyStep® pipette.
The start reagents are placed in an incubation and preheating area of exactly 37.2°C. For the test samples there are 2 rows with preparation stations as well as one row with incubation stations. Up to 4 samples can be handled in one work step. The storage of calibration curves and patient data is naturally possible.
The MC4plus can be refitted with a 1-channel photometer with 2 selectable wavelengths (405 / 650 nm). For the optical measuring method there are various kinds of detecting a clotting reaction respectively the following test value determination.
Here the measuring time also starts by adding the start reagent, only the measuring methods are different. Up to 32 variants are possible.
The CoagVIEW® software represents the photometer data graphically.
In addition to the data representation on display, printer or laboratory EDP this optional software allows to load all patient values from the MC4plus memory to a Microsoft Windows® computer.
Here the data can be embedded in an Excel® table and then edited and processed according to the individual needs.
Number of measuring channels | 4 + 1 |
Standard measuring principle | 4x mechanical, by ball |
Optional measuring method | 1x optical, 405 and 650 mm |
MICRO, MACRO | optional |
Sample | hemolytic, icteric and lipemic plasmas, whole blood, citrated whole blood, cistrated plasma |
Reagent | open system |
Test volume | 75 - 600 µl |
Measuring value outpu | %, INR, ratio, sec, min, hour, g/L, mOD, free naming |
Incubation stations | 4 (1 rack with 4 cuvettes) |
Sample preparation stations | 8 (2 racks with 4 cuvettes |
Reagent stations | 5 ( 3 x 11,5 mm und 2 x 14,5 mm diameter) |
Temperated pipette storing | 2 |
Pipette storing position at room temperature | 1 |
Pulsed operation | variable pulse / stop operation for the detection of lowest fibrinogen values |
Calibration curve storage | Freely programmable calibration curve (up to 5 points) |
Patient memory | 1000 |
Number of freely programmable tests | 3 |
Emergency Test | 1 |
Interface | RS 232 |
Barcode scanner | internal and external scanner (optional) |
Printer | via RS 232 |
Software Updates | remote maintenance |
Service menue | variable rotation speed & temperature, default storage |
Languages | German, English, Chinese, further languages on request |
Display | high definition graphic display, 320 x 240 Pixel |
Power supply voltage | Wide range power supply 90 - 260 volts, 50-60 Hz |
Operating voltage | 24 volts |
Electric power | 36 VA |
Width | 420 mm |
Height | 170 mm |
Depth | 430 mm |
Weight | 11 kgs (25 lb) |