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What are the sample tubes that can be run on the AQUIOS CL system?
The autoloader of the AQUIOS CL is a sample loader capable of loading up to 40 specimens at a time, with the possibility to continuously loading and unloading cassettes as the slots become available. Beckman Coulter currently provides 10 cassette types (each holding 5 tubes) for the following tube formats:
- Type 1 (13mm x 75 mm)
- Type 2 (13 mm x 100 mm)
- Type 3 (16 mm x 100 mm)
- Type 4 (10.25 mm x 50 mm)
- Type 6, Sarstedt tubes (13 mm x 75 mm)
- Type 7, Sarstedt tubes (13 mm x 90 mm)
- Type 8 Sarstedt tubes (11 mm x 66 mm)
- Type 9 Sarstedt tubes (15 mm x 92 mm)
- Type 10 Sarstedt tubes (13 mm x 65 mm)
- Type 5 holds up to three AQUIOS whole blood control tubes. Like the other cassettes, this cassette has five positions but the two outside positions do not allow tube insertion
