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Macroduct® Sweat Collection System

Macroduct® Sweat Collection System
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BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS Macroduct /Sweat Chek ®

LITechGroup is the world leader in products for the laboratory diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The landmark Macroduct System has forever transformed sweat testing by eliminating the errors inherent in many previously used methods. The sweat test has three phases: stimulation, collection, and analysis. Unfortunately, traditional sweat testing has often produced false diagnostic results due to intrinsic errors during collection and/or human error during analysis. The Webster sweat inducer and Macroduct sweat collector provide a “pure” specimen of eccrine secretion for analysis, with the...

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SWEAT TESTING SYSTEM Stimulation, Collection & Analysis Pilogel Iontophoretic Discs ® These unique gel reservoirs of pilocarpinium ions bring unprecedented simplicity and safety to the iontophoretic stimulation of sweat. There are no electrolyte solutions to prepare or to keep track of, and no messy electrolyte pads that must be saturated with separate solutions. Instead, a pilogel disc is simply inserted into each of the recessed stainless steel electrodes. Webster Sweat Inducer The Webster Sweat Inducer is an improved, lightweight unit that accomplishes pilocarpine iontophoresis simply by...

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LABORATORY CF DIAGNOSIS Specifications Webster Sweat Inducer Model 3700 Iontophoresis Current Profiled ramp up and ramp down, equivalent to 1.5 mA for 5 minutes (1.5 mA maximum) Current Control Fail-safe circuitry, controlled rate-of-change, circuit fault interrupt and alarm Iontophoresis Electrodes Stainless steel, recessed, color-coded Power Supply Two standard 9 volt batteries (ANSI c18.Im-1992) To order complete sweat collection system, specify model number 3700-SYS. Consumable supplies are packaged in quantities for six (6) sweat tests. Each package contains 12 Pilogel discs, 6...

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