Memmert INCO 246/246 med CO2 Incubators (Generation 2003) - Manual (Page 15)

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Design and Function
2.7.1 Intended use of the INCOmed
For INCOmed incubators, which are subject to the 93/42/EEC guideline (Council Directive on
the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to medical devices), the intended
use is defined as follows:
The CO2 incubator INCO med is intended for the creation and maintenance of constant envi-
ronmental conditions for application in the field of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), especially for the
incubation of oocytes, spermatozoa and zygotes in special culture dishes for IVF application as
well as for gene expression and the biosynthesis of RNA and proteins.