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OCTAX Laser Shot™ System
First complete digital 1.48 µm laser for ART
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The next generation of laser technology for ART featuring:
- Digital control
- Digital treatment
- Digital image processing and image export
combined with highest optical and mechanical quality.
Drilling precision and reproducibility <1µm. Live video display,
imaging software for calibration and measurements.
Image database and archiving
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Applications of OCTAX Technology
performed using OCTAX Laser Shot™ and documented by OCTAX EyeWare™.
- Laser assisted blastomere biopsy and PGD
- Laser hemi zona essay
- Laser assisted polar body biopsy
- Laser assisted hatching
- Laser assisted immobilization of spermatozoa
- Laser assisted zona drilling for ICSI
- Documentation of oocyte / embryo morphology and in vitro development by OCTAX EyeWare™.
History and facts of laser development
- OCTAX Laser Shot, the second generation of infrared laser technology, introduced to the market in 10/2000
by CEO Dr. Klaus Rink, Physicist
- Fertilase, the first 1,48 µm diode laser introduced to the market 1997, together with director research
and development
Dr. Klaus Rink, Physicist
- 1994 - present: Publications on basic research and clinical application by the
groups of EPFL and CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland (Klaus Rink, Guy Delacrétaz, René Salathé, Marc Germond,
Alfred Senn)
- Birth of the first child obtained after treatment with 1,48 µm infrared diode laser for assisted
hatching: July 1995 at the University Hospital in Lausanne.
Outstanding scientific background
- First birth after laser assisted hatching (1.48µm)
- First birth after laser assisted blastomere biopsy and PGD
- First birth after laser assisted polar body biopsy
- First birth after laser assisted immobilization of spermatozoa
- First pregnancy after laser assisted zona drilling for ICSI
- First ongoing pregnancy after laser assisted removal of necrotic blastomeres from frozen-thawed embryos
- First baby tested for breast cancer form BRCA1 by PGD born in UK
Key features
Laser: 1.48 µm Infrared Diode Laser, Class 1M
Power in focus: 100 - 150 mW +/- 5% (depending on microscope model, optic and heating stage)
Irradiation time: 0.1 - 50.0 ms, in 0.1 ms steps
Laser targeting: live video display with crosshair and calibrated measurement grid overlay
Video display: with OCTAX EyeWare™ on computer monitor
Status indication: LED on OCTAX Laser Shot™ module, user interface on computer (OCTAX EyeWare™)
Release of laser irradiation: via computer mouse or external foot/hand trigger, repetitive single shot, acoustic feedback
Laser irradiation indication: LED on laser module, user interface on computer (OCTAX EyeWare™)
Drilling precision: < 1 µm, Drilling reproducibility < 1 µm
Drilling range with one shot: <1 µm to <50 µm (depending on zona pellucida characteristics)
Drilling range with multiple shots: arbitrary size
Beam position stability: < 5 µm per month
External connectors (laser module): connection to computer via USB cable and power supply
Supply voltage: 100 - 240 V AC, 50 or 60 Hz, 15 VA
Mechanical dimensions laser module: 9.0 x 9.0 x10.0 cm
Objectives: OCTAX Laser Lens™ 40x with long working distance (ELWD), optional: 25x ELWD biopsy objective for simultaneous
micro manipulation and laser use, compatible with Hoffman modulation contrast
Hardware integration / customized solutions:
- Easy integration of OCTAX ICSI Guard™
- Integration of epi-fluorescence: Easy and convenient use of laser and fluorescence specimen analysis on the same microscope. Available
for Olympus IX71 series microscope and Nikon TE2000 microscope.
Requirements:
- Computer Intel® Pentium 4™ based, min. 3 GHz, 250 MB graphic board
- 1GB RAM, 80 GB hard disk, CD-RW drive, min. 4 x USB 2.0 port
- Microscope with video port and c-mount adapter
- Operating System Microsoft® Windows™ XP professionel (recommended)
- Microsoft® DirectX 9, Microsoft® Windows™ Media Player 9 or higher
Support and maintenance:
- Laser system free of maintenance, allowing low running costs
- Superior mechanical and optical precision makes realignment unnecessary during routine use
- No wearing parts or components that need replacement on a regular basis
- Minimum of 2 years period of warranty
- Free software maintenance updates
- Multilanguage speaking service personnel
- Spare parts are available for a period of min. 8 years
Ask for free demonstration CD-ROM !
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