Automatic Sperm Analysers
Sperm Class Analyzer
SCA®, CASA System developed by Microptic, is a modular automatic measuring system for the motility, concentration, morphology, DNA fragmentation, vitality and acrosome reaction analysis of semen samples.
Designed for a wide range of species:
Human – Following parameters of WHO laboratory manual. Suitable for hospitals, fertility clinics and laboratories.
Veterinary – Analyses all kind of animal sperm: Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates.
Toxicology – Specialized system for toxicology centers working with mouse and rat.
Research– Analyses all kind of human & animal sperm
System constantly updated to include the ultimate state-of-the art technology and operating system available.
SCA® permits to accommodate several platforms of hardware and software, being able to suit distinct needs such as Fertility Clinics, Multi-site centres with central Laboratory and Satellites, Animal Research Centres or Fish and Micro-algae Production.
High quality hardware
All SCA® components are CE marked and from reputed brands.
- Upright Microscope (phase contrast / Fluorescence attachment) to visualize the sample
- Digital Basler Ace Camera
- Computer (desktop and laptop)
- Quick image capture USB foot pedal
SCA® Editions
SCA® exists in several editions with different properties adapted to suit the various user´s needs:
- Human: The most integral application for human andrology labs.
- Veterinary: Designated to users analysing animal sperm of several species.
- Toxicology: Adapted to exclusively analyse rat and/or mouse semen.
- Research: The most entire and flexible SCA®, actually is the union of human, veterinary and tox editions. For Research Use Only.
SCA® Main modules
- SCA® Motility and Concentration – for the automatic analysis of sperm motility and concentration in a semen sample.
- SCA® Morphology – allows the automatic morphometry analysis and morphologic classification of stained spermatozoa samples.
- SCA® DNA Fragmentation – for the automatic analysis of DNA Fragmentation in semen samples previously treated with kits based in the Chromatin Dispersion Test.
- SCA® Vitality – permits the automatic detection and counting of the live and dead spermatozoa in a semen sample
- SCA® Acrosome Reaction – for the automatic analysis of acrosome intact and acrosome reacted spermatozoa
SCA® Additional modules
- SCA® DataShare allows to share data with any local database.
- SCA® Stage controller for SCA® motorized stage.
- SCA® Sample management provided with any of the analysis modules, allowing the management of the identification data and results.
- SCA® Manual counter useful tool for manual counting of any cellular sample.
SCA® Complementary modules
- SCA® Capture image capture software to use in connection with a main SCA® station.
- SCA® Viewer free software that allows to display SCA® images and videos in any computer.
- SCA® Editor system that allows the opening of SCA® sessions enabling to edit or re-analyze these images.
| Description | Order Code |
| SCA® – Human Edition | SCA-PACK-H-02 |
| SCA® – Veterinary Edition | SCA-PACK-VET-01 |
| SCA® – Toxicology Edition | SCA-PACK-TOX-01 |
| SCA® – Research Edition | SCA-PACK-RT-02 |
Sperm Class Analyzer
SCA Scope®, CASA System developed by Microptic, is a is a lab equipment for semen assessment that comprises both software and hardware, a measuring system for the motility, concentration, morphology, DNA fragmentation, vitality and other functional tests analysis of Human semen samples. Thus, analysis can be performed in an autonomous, automatic and rapid way.
This new all-in-one CASA will ease and improve your performance in the laboratory making your work both more efficient and comfortable.
Features:
AUTONOMOUS – Human intervention is not required. The system automatically sets up the correct calibration, adjusts the adaptive optics, detects and focuses samples and likewise analyses are performed automatically. The internal quality control is automatic as well.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – It suggests the next analysis that you should perform on a sample and also tells you which analyses have not been performed yet.
MULTI-PATIENT – With the SCA SCOPE you can analyse several patients at the same time.
EASY TO USE – The device can be used by anyone with no prior knowledge of microscopy. Reports can be printed directly.
BIG DATA – All results are stored in a database with support for complex statistics, custom queries and integration with a LIS.
REPORTS – Custom reports and possible to send by email to the patient with just one click.
VALIDATE ANALYSIS – Results produced by the system can be interpreted by trained licensed medical practitioner.
MOTORIZED STAGE that moves in 3 dimensions and can analyze up to 4 slides at the same time.
WARM STAGE that switch on/off automatically
Automatic selection of objective, filter and illumination
High performance computer with hard drive to store more than 10.000 analysis
23’’ Touch screen and wireless keyboard
| Description | Order Code |
| SCA® Scope – Human Edition | Coming soon |
Sperm Quality Analyser-V
Sperm Quality Analyser-V
The Advanced Sperm Quality Analyser-V (SQA-V)provides rapid automatic analysis results in less than 75 seconds. Adapt to fresh, frozen or treated semen samples with on screen visualization & image freezing capability and printout.
Memory of 1000 test results. Integrated, derived and totalized WHO and informative parameters.
Compatible to PC for downloading of images and test results. “High sensitivity” test mode for azoospermia and vasectomy and variable optical magnification of up to 500x.
| Description | Order Code |
| SQA-V VS Automatic Sperm Analyser | ME-0403 |
| Capillaries for SQA-V, 50/box | ME-0402 |
| Cleaning kit for SQA-V, 25/box | ME-0115 |
| Bulk cleaning kit for SQA-V, 50/box | ME-0118 |
Sperm Quality Analyser-CP
Sperm Quality Analyser-CP
The Sperm Quality Analyser-CP (SQAIICP) provides a fully automatic numerical readouts of separate, integrated and totalized semen parameters. Quick – all results in just 45 seconds. Reliable – self testing & self calibrating. Built-in printer provides a full hard copy semen analysis report*
Extra sensitive test for extremely poor specimens and vasectomy, etc.
| Description | Order Code |
| SQA II-CP Sperm Analyser | ME-0303 |
| Capillaries for SQA II, 50/box | ME-0112 |
| Cleaning kit for SQA II 25/box | ME-0113 |
| Bulk cleaning kit for SQA II, 50/box | ME-0119 |
Automatic Sperm Analysers
QwikCheck Beads
QwikCheck™ Beads is an FDA approved quality control material for use in automated and manual sperm counting systems. The beads are for in-vitro use only and can be used to assess the accuracy and precision of the laboratory’s sperm counting methods by providing a known target value.
Each kit of QwikCheck™ Beads contains: Two 5 ml. vials of latex beads – one high range and one low range, One 5 ml. vial of a NEGATIVE (ZERO) control, The NEGATIVE control can also be run for motility, Product insert describing how to use the beads on each type of system.
QwikCheck™ Beads can be used on the following systems:SQA-V / SPERMALITE™, SQA-V visualization system (standard slide), Neubauer hemacytometers, Makler counting chambers, Fixed cover slip chambers (like MicroCell).
| Description | Order Code |
| QuikCheckTM Beads Kit | ME-0200 |