Sensor: Hematocrit Centrifuge (HEMC)
Objective:
Allow for the determination of the whole blood hematocrit: It separates blood cells from plasma, to determine the percentage of the blood sample occupied by cells.
Function:
The hematocrit centrifuge is based on the commercial instrument COMPUR M1100 by Bayer Diagnostics. It consists of:
- a handheld blood analysing device,
- a set of 6 capillaries per measurement.
Blood samples are injected manually into disposable capillaries. The hematocrit values are determined visually and then entered manually at laptop level.