Epredia™ CryoStar™ NX50 Cryostat

Description

Manual cryostat designed to accommodate the needs of the routine clinical laboratory by offering a form-fitting ergonomic design, with optional height adjustment, vacutome and cold D disinfection.

The CryoStar NX50 Cryostat follows in the footsteps of the popular CryoStar NX70 Cryostat by offering standard features well-suited to the routine clinical histology laboratory.

Ergonomic/Safety features

• Optional height adjustment from 82-112 cm to allows for sectioning while sitting or standing and accommodates users of different heights quickly
• Body contoured band and integrated arm rest controls
• Motorised coarse advance to max 3 mm/s
• Cold Disinifection (Optional) Disinfections the cold cryochamber in just 50 minutes.
• Handwheel lock, blade guard and magnetic blade removal tool
• 3 Program memory for storage of regular sectioning parameters
• Touch screen operation with intuitive software to accommodate multiple users
• Manual sectioning - For motorized sectioning please see the NX70 cryostat

Cryochamber features

• Spacious stainless steel chamber for workflow organisation
• Chamber cooling to -25°C±2°C (at 20°C ambient)
• Separate specimen head cooling to -43°C±2°C (at 20°C ambient)
• Continuously cooled knife holder to -27°C±2°C (at 20°C ambient)
• 18 cryobar storage positions including 1 quick freeze location
• Integrated peltier fast freezing device rapidly cools to -57°C±3°C
• Vacutome (Optional) for stretching of cryosections

Microtome features

• Manual light touch rotary flywheel
• Section thickness from 0.5 μm to 500 μm
• Precise stepping motor blade advance for minimal vibration
• when sectioning
• Vertical stroke length of 64 mm
• 48 mm horizontal feed range
• 20 μm specimen retraction on return stroke, with optical indication
• Sample orientation adjustable 8° in the Y axis for increased stability and 360° z axis rotation

• Standard unit includes Rapid Response Object Head Temperature Control, form-fitting design and color touch screen user interface for control of instrument functions
• Optional features include integrated height control, cold disinfection module and vacutome system

Specifications

• Product Type: Cryostat
• Defrost: Programmed/Immediate
• Includes: Object Cooling, Peltier
• Blade Holder Approach: Stepper motor controlled through simple touch screen display
• Knife Temperature Control: -27°C to -20°C ±2°C at +20° to +30°C Room Temperature
• Sectioning Range: 0.5 to 100μm (Fine Section), 5 to 500μm (Trim Section)
• Specimen Orientation: y-axes 8° adjustable for increased stability; Z axis adjustable 360°
• Specimen Retraction: 20 μm
• Specimen Temperature Control: 43 ±2°C at +20°C Room Temperature
• Trim Section Resolution: 5 to 30μm in 5μm steps; 30 to 100μm in 10μm steps; 100 to 200μm in 20μm steps; 200 to 500μm in 50μm steps
• Vertical Cutting Stroke: 64 mm
• Clearance Angle Adjustment: Disposable blade carrier 8 to 16°
• Coarse Feed: Motorized (on/off)
• Configuration: OP
• Cryobar Cooling: -57°C ±3°C (-70.6°F +35.6° to -26.6°F) at +20°C/+58°F ambient
• Cutting Drive: Manual
• Cutting Window: Manually adjusted to specimen size
• Fine Section Resolution: 0.5 to 5μm in 0.5μm steps; 5 to 10μm in 1μm steps; 10 to 20μm in 2μm steps; 20 to 50μm in 5μm steps; 50 to 100μm in 10μm steps
• Horizontal Specimen Movement: 48 mm
• Depth (English): 39.4 in.
• Depth (Metric): 100 cm
• Height (English): 32.3 to 44.0 in.
• Height (Metric): 82 to 112 cm
• Width (English): 29.7 in.
• Width (Metric): 75.5 cm
• Frequency: 50/60 Hz
• Voltage: 100/120 V
• Weight (English): 440 lb.
• Weight (Metric): 200 kg