General Safety Information - Kendro HERAcell 240 Operating Instructions Manual

1. Information regarding Safe Operation
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General Safety Information

Proper Use:
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The HERAcell 240 CO
used for the cultivation of cell and tissue cultures.
The unit permits the simulation of the special physio-
logical environmental conditions for these cultures by
means of the exact regulation of:
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Temperature;
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CO content, and;
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The adjustment of an elevated relative humi-
dity.
It is equipped with an automatic decontamination rou-
tine.
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The HERAcell 240 CO
vide an environment with controlled temperature, CO
elevated humidity and automatic decontamination
mode for the development of ova or embryos at or
near body temperature.
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The HERAcell 240 is suitable for installation and
operation in the following areas:
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Laboratories performing cellular biology and
biotechnology work and conforming to safety
levels L1, L2, and L3.
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Medical/microbiological laboratories confor-
ming to DIN 58 956.
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Laboratories in the central areas of clinics and
hospitals.
The CO Incubator is suitable for continuous opera-
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tion.
The CO used to supply the incubator is provided by a
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separate gas supply system, either from a CO
cylinder or a central compressed gas container. The
gas supply equipment must be designed so that the
operating pressure in the CO
justed to a range of 0.8 bar min. to 1 bar max. and
cannot be altered.
Incubator is a laboratory unit
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Incubator is intended to pro-
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supply line can be ad-
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Improper Use:
Cell and tissue cultures which do not meet the requi-
rements of safety levels L1, L2, and L3 may not be
used in the unit.
Tissue, materials, or liquids:
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Which are highly flammable or potentially ex-
plosive;
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Whose vapors form flammable or explosive
mixtures with air;
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Which release toxins;
may not be used.
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gas
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HERAcell 240 CO Incubator Operating Instructions
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Version: 03.2001 / 50065640