Epredia™ CryoStar™ NX50 Cryostat

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

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