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My lab has been dealing with a broken micro-capillary reader for too long, and I've been looking at trying to find a replacement/alternative that isn't found on eBay.

We currently have the beloved wheel and centrifuge combo by Damon/IEC Division, but they unfortunately stopped manufacturing these.

What does your lab currently use?

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On 2/26/2024 at 12:47 PM, Ward_X said:

My lab has been dealing with a broken micro-capillary reader for too long, and I've been looking at trying to find a replacement/alternative that isn't found on eBay.

We currently have the beloved wheel and centrifuge combo by Damon/IEC Division, but they unfortunately stopped manufacturing these.

What does your lab currently use?

Damon IEC Micro-Capillary Reader | eBay

 

We stopped using a crit reader. We now have a hemoglobin reader. It's electronic. Ours is the Hemocue 201 model. 

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comment_88365

I'd suggest considering sending to your hematology lab, I suspect you are using this in your blood bank.

Either way, are you performing a proficiency test on this device (hence the suggestion for sending it to heme).

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You can just use a ruler. Measure the length of the red cell column, divide that by the length of the total column, multiplied by 100 to get a percent. I used that method with my student lab to emphasize to the class that the hematocrit is just a ratio. I don’t know if this will work for you in your setting, but thought I would mention it :-) 

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