definiens: sllal ! mean the gross sales price of such Blood Screening Assays andlor Future Blood Screening Assays less the cost of such Tigris Instrument . wllere tile Tigris Instrument has been provided by [COMPANY] or its Affiliates without separate charge to the Customer using such Tigris Instrument ( the ), as follows : ( a ) For purposes of calculating under this Section 1.46.5 . Tigris Instrument shall be ( i ) an amount equal to the Transfer Price actually paid to Gen­Probe by ChiTOn for such Tigris Instlument . amortized over a period of not less than five ( 5 ) years and applied pro - rata to such period for which Nct Sales is calculated . and ( ii ) all shipping costs associated with initial delivery of such Tigris Instrument to the Applicable Site . to the extent shipping COSl ! ! are permilted to be deducted under Section 3.3.6(a ) hereof