BD FACSCanto II Flow Cytometer

Description

The FACSCanto II system is an easy-to-use benchtop analyzer that delivers proven performance, accuracy, and high-quality results. The FACSCanto II can be configured with two or three lasers to detect up to eight colors. It features many innovations, including a true fixed alignment flow cell to minimize startup time and improve reproducibility. The optical system maximizes signal detection and increases sensitivity and resolution for each color in a multicolor assay. These and other capabilities make the BD FACSCanto II ideal for today’s busy clinical lab, providing a high degree of automation and quality control. With optimal reproducibility, the FACSCanto II system reduces hands-on technician time and costs associated with repeat testing. Lasers: 405-nm solid state diode, 30-mW fiber power output 488-nm solid state, 20-mW laser output 633-nm HeNe, 17-mW laser output Laser Configuration: Spatially separated beams with 9 x 65-μm elliptical spots Optical Alignment Procedure: Fixed, no operator alignment required Flow Cell: 180 x 430-μm rectangular quartz flow cell Collection Optics: Optical-gel coupled 1.2 NA lens FSC Resolution: 1.0 μm SSC Resolution: 0.5 μm Fluorescence Detector Design: Reflective optics with single transmission filter in front of each PMT FSC Detector: Photodiode with 488/10 BP SSC Detector: PMT with 488/10 BP Fluorescence Detectors: 8 PMTs in 4-2-2 configuration Violet Laser Dyes: Pacific Blue, AmCyan (455, 488 nm) Blue Laser Dyes: FITC, PE, PerCP or PerCP-Cy 5.5, PE-Cy 7 (525, 575, 678 or 695, 785 nm) Red Laser Dyes: APC, APC-Cy7 (660, 785 nm) Fluorescence Threshold Sensitivities: FITC <100 MESF; PE <50 MESF Max Particle Size: 50 μm Sample Flow Rate: 10 μL/min to 120 μL/min Sample Acquisition Rate: 10,000 events/second, 6 compensated fluorescence parameters and 2 scatter parameters Sample Dead Volume: 30 μL (BD Falcon tubes 12 x 75-mm) Dimensions (DxWxH): Cytometer: 610 x 910 x 640 mm Fluidics cart: 610 x 790 x 640 mm Weight: Cytometer: 145 kg Fluidics cart: 51 kg