1. HIGH RESOLUTION AND PERFORMANCE
Minimum colony size: 0.1 mm
1000 colonies CFU detected in 1 second
Live image (zoom x7)
Counts 30 dishes in 5 minutes (in real conditions with presettings)
2. COUNTS ON:
3. SOFTWARE EFFICIENCY
All functions in 1 window
Automatic optimization of the contrast, luminosity and sensitivity
Automatic corrections of the agar defects
Automatic separtion of confluent colonies
Automatic elimination of countign grids
Cross on each counted colony
Polygonal exclusion areas
4. INHIBITION ZONE, AGAR WELL
Rapid detection: up to 8 antibiotic sensitivities in 1 click
Inhibition zones and agar wells can be manually added or deleted
Built-in antibiotic database (CA-SFM, French Society of Microbiology)
Precision of inhibition zone measurement: 0.1 mm
Precision of agar well measurement: 0.1 mm
5. FULL TRACEABILITY
Harmonization of the results within a team
Automatic archiving and printing of data: pictures, comments & results
External traceability (Session saved, Excel™, PDF, JPEG, BMP, Scan printed report)
Internal traceability (Barcode, file archive, LIMS connection)
Securization of the sessions (Compliance with CFR 21 part 11: system securization, operational controls and documentation management)
6. EXCELLENT REPRODUCIBILITY AND REPEATABILITY
GLP (Good laboratory Practice)
CFR 21 Part 11
Scan® 500
Automatic colony counting with full traceability
IMAGE
Camera: HD CCD color camera
Digital zoom: x 7
Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels
Counting time: 1000 colonies per sec
Minimum size of colony: 0,1 mm
Lighting technology: Long-life white LEDs / Dark Field
Lighting system: 6 combinations, top and/or bottom light, white or black background
Automatic optimization of the contrast, luminosity and sensitivity
Automatic corrections of the agar defects
Automatic separation of confluent colonies
Automatic elimination of counting grids
COUNTING
Counting: Automatic with manual control
Petri dishes (55-90 mm)
Spiral plating
Chromogenic medium
Inhibition zones
Filtration membrane
Color detection: 7 colors on the same dish
LIMS connection
Results / data export: Scan® recountable file, PDF export, JPEG, BMP, Excel™
SOFTWARE LANGUAGES
English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Russian
HARDWARE
Dim: 27 x 27 x 29 cm
Weight: 6.6 kg
Body: Stainless steel
Computer connection: FireWire A
Power: 100/240 V - 50/60 Hz
Delivered with: Scan software CD-ROM, FireWire (PCI, PCMCIA, Expresscard, adapter 6/4 pins)
PC REQUIREMENTS
Operating systems: Windows™ XP, Windows™ Vista™, Windows™ 7 (32 bits)
Processor: Intel Core or AMD Phenom and superior, 1 GHz
RAM: 1 Gybte
Equipment: FireWire connector (4 or 6 pins) or free PCI or PCMIA or Expresscard port, CD-Rom reader
Screen: 1024 x 768 pixels and more
Computer: desktop computer recommended
GUARANTEE
3 year guarantee (After registration of the Guarantee form)
3 year software update (After registration of the Guarantee form)