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IsoGARD® Class III Biological Safety Cabinet

IsoGARD® Class III Biological Safety Cabinet

IsoGARD® Class III Biological Safety Cabinet

Product catalog summary
Overview: The IsoGARD® series by Baker is a Class III Biological Safety Cabinet designed for handling hazardous microbiological agents or potent pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in BSL-3 and BSL-4 facilities. It offers advanced containment for maximum protection, ensuring safety for personnel, products, and the environment.
Key Features:
  • HEPA-Filtered Pass-Through Chamber: Integral, full-size chamber with a space-saving front-opening glass panel door and built-in gloveport for easy sample introduction and cleaning.
  • Unidirectional Airflow: Both pass-through and main chambers incorporate uniform airflow to remove particles and maintain a HEPA-filtered environment.
  • Construction: Made with thick safety glass, solid closed-cell silicone gaskets, and hypalon gloves. The stainless steel glove port design allows glove replacement without breaking containment.
  • Ergonomic Design: Features include a 10° slanted viewscreen, oval gloveports, and external light canopies for user comfort.
  • Maintenance and Service: Designed for easy maintenance with features like plug-and-seal HEPA filters, easy-to-clean radius corners, and external micro-bulb light assembly.
Performance and Safety:
  • Containment: Gas-tight construction with negative pressure operation ensures maximum containment and safety.
  • Testing: Each unit is factory tested for leak-tightness using a Class III Helium leak test.
  • Environmental Protection: Equipped with ceiling-mounted supply HEPA filters and cartridge-style exhaust HEPA filters.
Models and Specifications:
  • Available in three models (IG-12, IG-13, IG-14) with varying glove chamber sizes and exhaust requirements.
  • Electrical system: 115 V AC, 20 amps, 1-phase.
Options and Accessories: Includes disinfectant dunk tank, built-in motor/blower, hinged gull-wing door, and bag-in/bag-out exhaust HEPA filtration system.
Warranty: The Baker Company provides a twelve-month warranty from the invoice date, covering defects in material and workmanship under normal use.
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IsoGARD® Class III Biological Safety Cabinet Designed to Handle Hazardous Microbiological Agents or Pharmaceutical Potent Compounds • Integral, full-size HEPA-filtered pass-through chamber with a unique space-saving front-opening glass panel door that allows users to introduce samples into the main working chamber with ease. A built-in gloveport allows the user to manually wipe down and clean the interior of the pass-through as well as aid in the manipulation of samples. Pass-through and main chamber incorporate uniform unidirectional airflow to flush away any generated particles while bathing...

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Advanced Containment for Maximum Protection Baker's IsoGARD® series Class III glovebox is designed for research involving agents assigned to BSL-3 and -4 facilities, or where a very high level of containment is required because of the nature of the protocol. The cabinets are designed to allow safe handling of hazardous microbiological agents or pharmaceutical potent compounds under contained conditions. IsoGARD meets the very stringent performance, construction and leaktesting requirements of Class III biological safety cabinetry, as defined by the U.S. Federal Register. The State of the Art...

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General Design and Performance Features IsoGARD® is particularly well-suited for aerosolization studies, vaccine research, handling of sterile potent pharmaceutical compounds and inspection of unknown suspected terrorism samples. • Three standard models offer two, three and four-glove primary working chambers along with a host of options that allow users to tailor a cabinet to meet the unique needs of their work. An integral, full-size HEPA-filtered pass-through chamber with a unique space-saving, front-opening glass panel door allows users to introduce samples into the main working chamber with...

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Cabinet Construction Enhances Performance IsoGARD® uses heavy 11-gauge, 316L-type stainless steel construction with easy-to-clean, fully welded and polished radius corners to prevent buildup of contaminants and resist corrosion, with no bolt-on end panels to collect contamination. • Constructed with thick safety glass, solid closed-cell silicone gaskets and supplied with Hypalon gloves. Baker polishes the surfaces to a non-glare satin finish. Large radius corners facilitate easy cleaning to help prevent corrosion and buildup of contamination. Stainless steel work surface is dished to contain...

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Ergonomic Design Baker offers an adaptive ergonomic design combined with a unique airflow management system and proven containment technology to improve comfort and increase productivity while ensuring safety. • A 10° slanted viewscreen provides optimum ergonomic comfort and safety. • The 3/8" mirror-quality safety glass viewscreen provides maximum safety, reduces eye fatigue, is extremely scratch resistant and is impervious to most common decontamination agents. • Stainless steel gloveports with one-piece sleeve-and-glove assembly are built directly into the viewscreen for improved visibility...

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Disinfectant dunk tank Hinged gull-wing door on primary working chamber Bag-in/bag-out exhaust HEPA filtration system with dual HEPA filters Butyl gaskets to replace standard silicone gaskets (for chemical containment)

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Warranty The Baker Company, Inc., expressly represents and warrants all goods (a) to be as specified (and described) in The Baker Company catalogs and literature, and (b) to be free under normal use, service and testing (all as described in The Baker Company catalogs and literature) from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve months from the invoice date. The exclusive remedy for any breach or violation of this warranty is as follows: The Baker Company, Inc., will F.O.B. Sanford, Maine, furnish without charge repairs to or replacement of the parts or equipment that proved...

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