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How to Use the IDEXX VetAutoread Hematology Analyzer

 

Run a sample immediately—while it's still fresh and before your patient's condition worsens.

To run a sample:
  1. Prepare the sample. (235 KB)
  2. Spin the sample in the IDEXX VetCentrifuge™ for five minutes.*
  3. Select the applicable species on the analyzer, insert the tube into the analyzer's loading carriage and close the door.

That's it! In one minute the analyzer provides a species-specific result.

View the buffy coat profile.

Fibrinogen
The IDEXX Fibrinogen Precipitator is specifically designed for use with the IDEXX VetAutoread™ Hematology Analyzer. Its electronically controlled temperature range provides maximum consistency of plasma fibrinogen in the IDEXX VetTubes™.

 
The IDEXX VetAutoread™ analyzer is designed to analyze whole-blood samples. View and print our sample preparation procedure and guidelines. (235 KB)
 
centrifuge

IDEXX VetCentrifuge
The rotor contains 20 tube slots and is mounted to a motor shaft. A protective metal cover, which threads onto the motor shaft, keeps the spinning tubes in place. Close and latch the hinged top to start the motor. Spin time is set at five minutes, controlled by an electronic timer.

To precipitate plasma fribrinogen:

  1. Place a previously spun IDEXX VetTube™ in one of the four holes located in the face of the IDEXX Fibrinogen Precipitator.
  2. Approximately five minutes after placing the tube in the precipitator, remove the tube and spin it in the IDEXX VetCentrifuge™.
  3. Select the applicable species on the analyzer, insert the tube into the loading carriage and close the door.

Results are ready in just one minute. View the buffy coat profile.

* The IDEXX VetCentrifuge is specifically designed for use with the IDEXX VetAutoread Hematology Analyzer. Its electronically controlled rotor speed and timing provide maximum consistency in the formation of packed cell layers in the spun IDEXX VetTubes™.

VetAutoread is a trademark of QBC Diagnostics, Inc.

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