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Corresponds to the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, USP, and EP3. The design minimizes mechanical variation factors of the device using vessels that reduce the deviation of the container's centering.

The precise and robust design, along with certified vessels, paddles, and baskets, supports tri-polar compatibility as well as compliance with FDA, ASTM, and JP17 reference information for mechanical calibration. The automatic tablet dispensing mechanism, automatic temperature monitoring, and automatic sampling mechanism, combined with the sampling station 850-DS, enable semi-automation of dissolution testing. Online analysis through the connection of a UV meter displays the dissolution rate in real-time. By selecting options tailored to customer applications, a wide range of device configurations from manual to automatic is possible.

It automatically performs sample suction, filtration, and collection from the dissolution tester.

This device is the successor model to the Sampling Station 8000.

Sustained-release formulation testing apparatus USP Apparatus 3

It can operate unmanned for over a month and can save and use up to 15 measurement programs. All parameters related to the test, including the cylinder dip speed, time settings for each column, dip holding time, and drainage time, can be programmed. In Japan, there is also a description of the dissolution testing method using this Reciprocating Cylinder in the Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau Notification No. 0726-1, dated July 26, 2011.