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    Are the tools in your lab compliant to the IVD Directive?
    Do they need to be?

    To support regulatory compliance, Eppendorf offers manual air cushion pipettes, pipette tips, centrifuges, and tubes in two versions now:

    An EU-IVD compliant, CE marked version for diagnostic applications (according to Directive 98/79/EC), and a General Lab Product version for research applications. EU-IVD compliant products give peace of mind by supporting your documentation and accreditation requirements where needed.

    Quality promise of Eppendorf

    "Both versions follow the same extremely high quality standards at Eppendorf. We are not making any compromises if it comes to precision, accuracy, robustness, safety and ergonomics. By giving you, our customer, the choice, we spare you the effort of validating a “research product” for clinical purposes or the inconvenience of using a “clinical product” for research and having application examples from an unrelated field only. We want you to concentrate on your work, for the better of mankind, and enable you to take care of necessary EU-IVD compliant documentation."

    It is an easy choice:

    If your lab work is predominantly a clinical or diagnostic application EU-IVD compliant products can add peace of mind to support your documentation and accreditation requirements. Eppendorf has taken all the measurements needed to make sure the EU-IVD compliant documentation is fulfilled and furthermore CE certificates are provided.

    If your lab work is rather research oriented, no matter if it is basic research or teaching or all the way up to pharmacological research and development, the General Lab Product version is good for you. It comes with a large variety of research application examples and testimonials.

    EU-IVD tubes

    Premium raw materials without the use of slip agents, plasticizers, and biocides during manufacturing ensure highest sample integrity. Ideally suited for IVD applications in clinical and diagnostic laboratories in the European Union and EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) working with samples from the human body.

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    * Eppendorf Tubes are single use sample tubes intended as primary vessel in accordance with EN 14254:2004 and for storing human test specimen, with the exception of blood samples for in vitro diagnostics. Eppendorf Tubes are intended for use by trained and skilled personnel only.

    General Lab Product tubes

    Outstanding quality and specifications including optimal sample and pellet visibility make these tubes ideally suited for research applications in academia and industry. Matching accessories for centrifugation, mixing and heating, sample preparation and storage ensure seamless integration into your workflows.

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    EU-IVD compliant pipette tips

    For your pipetting works in a clinical or diagnostic laboratory, EU-IVD compliant pipetting systems by Eppendorf can support your documentation and accreditation requirements, e.g. with the provided CE-certificate. With EU-IVD compliant epT.I.P.S.® pipette tips you can always rely on reproducible results. 

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    * The pipette tips epT.I.P.S. in the packaging units Reloads, Box, Set, Singles and Racks are designed and constructed for low-contamination transfer of liquids, in particular for samples from the human body and for reagents within the scope of an in-vitro diagnostic application in order to allow the in-vitro diagnostic device to be used as intended. The above mentioned epT.I.P.S. are in-vitro diagnostic devices according to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and the Council dated October 27, 1998.

    General Lab Product pipette tips

    For your research oriented pipetting works independent of the type of laboratory. Whether it is basic research, teaching or research and development in industrial laboratories - the GLP pipetting systems consisting of Eppendorf GLP pipettes and epT.I.P.S. GLP pipette tips ensure the maximum precision and reproducibility you can rely on. 

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    EU-IVD compliant centrifuges

    Innovative technology, reliable performance and a top level of ergonomic comfort for the separation of samples from the human body in IVD applications in the European Union.

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    * The centrifuge is designed for separating liquid substance mixtures with different densities, in particular, for processing and analyzing samples from the human body in in-vitro diagnostic applications to ensure that the in-vitro diagnostic device can be used according to its intended purpose. This centrifuge including components is an in-vitro diagnostic device according to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and the Council dated October 27, 1998.

    General Lab Product centrifuges

    A broad range from low capacity personal centrifuges to high-throughput workhorses for research applications in academia and industry.

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    EU-IVD compliant pipettes

    Over 50 years of innovation to provide you with one of the safest and most ergonomic manual pipettes for the separation of samples from the human body in IVD applications in the European Union.

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    * The pipette is designed and constructed for low-contamination transfer of liquids, in particular for samples from the human body and for reagents within the scope of an in-vitro diagnostic application in order to allow the in-vitro diagnostic medical device to be used as intended. This pipette is an in-vitro diagnostic devices according to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and the Council dated October 27, 1998.

    General Lab Product pipettes

    A broad variety of precision instruments from single-channel fixed volume pipettes to multi-channel devices with variable volume for research applications in academia and industry.

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    Using centrifuges in a safe way

    Working in clinical diagnostic laboratories usually means working with potentially infectious samples like blood or other bodily fluids. Learn how lab workers are optimally protected. 

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    Do you work with challenging liquids?

    The precision and repeatability of the pipetting results can be affected when working with liquids of different viscosity, volatility, surface tension or density than water. Choosing the right tool is critical for optimal results. Learn in our Pipetting Facts how to ensure accuracy and reproducibility.

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    How tip quality influences results

    Often been experimental data are not reproducible even though all variables within the procedure have been checked. In many cases the assumption is made that the pipetting system is not a source of error as long as the tip fits on the pipette. But the visible tip fit only does not speak to the precision and accuracy of the pipetting result when working with a pipetting system.

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