Bottle Adapters; Blood Bag Cups; Bucket Covers; Aerosolve Cannisters - Beckman Coulter GH-3.8 Instructions For Use Manual

GH-3.8 Rotor
Description

Bottle Adapters

Bottles are supported in polypropylene adapters that fit inside the rotor buckets. The adapters are
ribbed for strength and accommodate three bottle sizes, including one conical bottle (see

Blood Bag Cups

Polypropylene cups provide support for blood bags in the rotor buckets. Blood bag cups are
available in two sizes: one for single- or double-pack bags, and one for triple- or quadpack bags (see
Table 2).

Bucket Covers

Transparent covers made of a high-impact plastic are available for the GH-3.8 rotor buckets. Each
cover requires an O-ring (made of ethylene propylene) that seats on a ledge inside the bucket. The
covers are held in place by attached latches. Although the covers are not designed to contain aerosols
that may result from tube breakage, they will contain most liquids and broken tube particles,
reducing the need to clean the centrifuge chamber, and allowing you to take appropriate
precautions before opening the covers in the event of tube breakage.

Aerosolve Cannisters

Aerosolve cannisters, designed to minimize aerosol leakage and liquid spills, can be used in the GH
3.8 buckets when this type of containment is required. The cannister was tested
containment of microbiological aerosols under normal operating conditions of the associated
Beckman Coulter centrifuge, when used and maintained as instructed. Aerosolve cannisters hold a
variety of tube sizes in racks, or they can be used as 500-mL wide-mouth bottles.
* Validation of microbiological containment was done at an independent third-party testing facility (CAMR,
Porton Down, UK, or USAMRIID, Ft. Detrick, MD, U.S.A.). Improper use or maintenance may affect seal integrity and
thus containment.
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Table 2).
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