Ward_X Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) 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? Edited July 4 by Cliff Picture removed as the link is not working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbbPerson ☆ Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) 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? We stopped using a crit reader. We now have a hemoglobin reader. It's electronic. Ours is the Hemocue 201 model. Edited March 1 by SbbPerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kackieanne Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 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 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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