The Osmomat 050 has been especially developed for use in intensive care units. It has been designed to be used on a 24 h/day 7 day/week basis and the system is always ready to collect data. The system performs all cleaning and control operations during the stand-by period so that the user can perform a measurement at any time. After performing a measurement, the Osmomat 050 is automatically cleaned so the next measurement can be performed as required.

Due to the high degree of automation of the measuring and control functions of the Osmomat 050, the operator interaction is reduced to a minimum. This ensures that the instrument is always ready for measurement and the instrument is especially suitable for application in intensive care units. Typical applications for the Osmomat 050 include the measurement of the colloid-osmotic pressure with blood loss, hypalbumenia, albumin therapy for the prevention of lung edemas and all diseases resulting in a change of the colloid-osmotic pressure.

• High-performance measuring cell
• Minimum sample volume
• Simple injection of the sample solution (plasma or serum, whole blood not recommended)
• Measuring time ﹤1 minute
• Automatic zero setting
• User selection of the pressure dimension (mm Hg), (cm water column) or (k-Pascal), respectively
• Display of the first result and storage of a second value serve as a control of the equilibration of the system
• Automatic rinsing of the measuring cell after each measurement
• Simple calibration with hydrostatic pressure differential
• Automatic stand-by function over longer periods of time