Legend
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Stat tube position
2
Waste overflow port
(behind stat tube position)
3
Clamp
4
Plate and tube rack position, agitation
assembly, and temperature control
5
Sample probe
6
Rinse line and rinse waste line
7
Gauge
8
Wash station
9
Bead station
Media Types
The loader facilitates sampling from a variety of media types, including:
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5 ml tubes (12 x 75 mm, 1–40 tubes per rack)
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1.5 ml tubes (1–24 tubes per rack)
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96-well plates
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96 deep-well plates
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384-well plates
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One 5 ml tube in the stat tube position (12 x 75 mm)
Allows for loading a single tube, rather than a rack of
tubes, for quick sample acquisition without requiring
experiment configuration in the Experiment Builder.
Utilized for cleaning and wash station maintenance and
for removing clogs.
Secures the tube rack or plate on the loader. Opens
when loader is extended. Closes when loader is
retracted.
Accommodates tube racks and plates. Integrates
agitation and temperature control.
Aspirates sample fluid and introduces it to the sample
pump for delivery to the flow cell.
Introduces sheath fluid to the wash station for cleaning
the probe and sample line. During certain stages of
instrument operation such as shutdown, cleaning fluid,
rather than sheath fluid, can be used for washing.
Supports the sample probe and the wash station.
Facilitates probe and sample line cleaning.
Houses beads used for quality control. Includes a cap
to prevent evaporation of the bead suspension fluid.
Integrated agitation ensures that beads are
resuspended before the QC process begins.
Media Types
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