wdt_ID | Company | Contact | City, State | Phone | Website | Name of instrument | Type of instrument | Operational type/Model type | List price/First year sold in U.S. | Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | Company manufactures instrument | Other models in this family of analyzers | No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | Chemistry | No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels | Detection methods | Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for | • Ion-selective electrode | • Basic metabolic panel | • Complete metabolic panel | Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample | Immunoassay | Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | Methodologies supported | Separation methodologies | Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | Stat time until completion of a cTn test | • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | Approximate No. of tests per reagent set/Reagent type | Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | Design of sample-handling system | Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | Dedicated pediatric sample cup | Primary tube sampling | Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | Pierces caps on primary tubes | Protects against probe collision | Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | Automatic rerun capability | Sample volume can be diluted to rerun out-of-linear-range high results | Sample volume can be concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results | Analyzer requires dedicated water supply | Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported | Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/ drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | Waste management | Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | Lab can control analyzer from remote computer | Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions | System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring | UPS backup power supply | Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | Mean time between failures | Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | Details | |
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1 | Abbott Point of Care | Jeff Abney | jeff.abney@abbott.com | Princeton, NJ | 609-454-9000 | https://www.pointofcare.abbott/us/en/home | i-STAT 1 analyzer | combination chemistry/immunoassay | discrete/handheld | —/2000 | all/— | yes (also sold by McKesson, Henry Schein, Medline) | i-STAT Alinity | > 30,000/> 10,000 (Europe, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific) | 9.25 × 3 × 2.85 in./< 1 sq. ft. | < 2 lbs./< 2 lbs. | — | — | —/2–10 min. | up to 26 | potentiometry, amperometry, conductometry | 2 min./20–25 | 2 min./20–25 | — | none | yes (up to 26 tests per unit) | potentiometry, amperometry, conductometry | none necessary | 10 min. | none | 10 min. | none | —/self-contained single use | no/— | no/no | dry chemistry, liquid chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes | no/no | yes/2–10 min. or 1 specimen or up to 13 tests | — | no/no | 17–95 µL | — | no | no | no/no | no | no | yes/yes/yes | detection for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | no/— | no | no | no | no | yes (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: each test) | —/—/—/each test/each test | yes/yes | yes/yes | yes | manually by user | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13)/— | yes | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | yes | no | optional add-on/— | yes (additional cost)/no | —/— (product replacement within 24 hrs.) | — (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | — | — | — | —/4 hrs. (at customer site) | yes (at customer site)/no | yes (1 year)/— | handheld portable analyzer; unit use system can perform chemistry, blood gas, cardiac marker, and coagulation tests; CLIA-waived tests, including glucose and creatinine; uses 2–3 drops of whole blood or plasma | ||||
2 | AwarenesC:Ts Technology | Rafael Castillo | rcastillo@awaretech.com | Palm City, FL | 772-283-6540 | http://www.awaretech.com | ChemWell 2910 | combination chemistry/immunoassay | batch, random access, discrete/benchtop | $29,000/1998 | 200/daily: 200–500; monthly: 200–400 | yes (also sold by GMI, Monobind, ASI, others) | ChemWell Fusion, ChemWell-T, ChemWell 2902 | 500/7,000 (worldwide) | 18.625 × 36.25 × 21.5 in./< 7.905 sq. ft. | 77 lbs./78 lbs. | 15 (12 can be run and calibrated at one time) | — | 200 (27 tests in throughput)/6–120 min. | — | photometry | — | assay dependent | assay dependent | assay dependent | yes (27–44 tests per unit; 96 wells per microplate) | enzyme immunoassay, colorimetric analysis | none necessary, coated microwell | assay dependent | assay dependent | assay dependent | assay dependent | assay dependent/open reagent system | yes (12ϒ–15ϒC on optional cooling accessory)/yes | yes/yes | liquid chemistry (open reagent system)/yes | no/yes | yes/480 min. | rack (custom reagent and sample racks) | yes/yes | 2–250 µL | 100 µL/100 µL/100 µL | no | yes | yes/yes (13 mm) | no | yes | no/yes/yes | assay dependent | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/no carryover | yes | yes | yes | no | no (calibrants can be stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: test dependent) | — | no/no | yes/yes | yes | manually by user, automated collection onboard instrument, direct to drain | yes (Code 39, Code 129)/no | yes | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | yes | no | onboard/— | yes/yes | no/72 hrs. | 1–2 service visits per year (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | daily: 15 min. | no/no | no | yes (1 training slot)/4 days (at customer or vendor site) | yes (at customer or vendor site)/yes | yes (1 year from date of shipment)/contract dependent | vertical plate reading for biochemistries; 2-in-1 utility with the ability to run in ELISA mode or biochemistry mode; low-cost analyzer that saves on reagent use; open system; remote access; software included (free) | ||||
3 | Awareness Technology | Rafael Castillo | rcastillo@awaretech.com | Palm City, FL | 772-283-6540 | http://www.awaretech.com | ChemWell-T 4620 | chemistry | batch, random access, discrete/benchtop | $14,000/2014 | 200/— | yes | ChemWell Fusion, ChemWell 2910, ChemWell 2902 | 200/4,500 (worldwide) | 20.87 × 19.69 × 18.5 in./2.853 sq. ft. | 37 lbs./— | 15 (12 can be run and calibrated at one time) | — | 100/— | — | photometry | — | assay dependent | assay dependent | assay dependent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | assay dependent/open reagent system | yes (8ϒ–15ϒC)/yes | yes/yes | liquid chemistry (open reagent system)/yes | no/yes | yes/120 min. | rack (custom reagent and sample racks) | yes/yes (can store up to 40 cuvettes) | 2–388 µL | 240 µL/2 µL/40 µL | no | yes | yes/yes (12 × 75 mm, 13 × 100 mm) | no | yes | no/yes/yes | assay dependent | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/no carryover | yes | yes | yes | no | no (calibrants can be stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: test dependent) | — | no/no | yes/yes | yes | direct to drain | yes (Code 39, Code 129)/no | yes | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | yes | no | onboard/— | yes/yes | no/72 hrs. | 1–2 service visits per year (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | daily: 15 min. | no/no | no | yes (1 training slot)/2 days (at customer or vendor site) | yes (at customer or vendor site)/yes | yes (1 year from date of shipment)/contract dependent | compact low-cost analyzer that saves on reagent use; open system; remote access; flexibility of hardware/software; software included (free) | ||||
4 | Beckman Coulter | Doug Lee | dylee@beckman.com | Brea, CA | 800-526-3821 | https://www.beckmancoulter.com | Access 2 | immunoassay | continuous random access/benchtop | —/2001 | —/annual: < 40,000 | yes (also sold by McKesson, Henry Schein, Medline, Thermo Fisher Scientific) | Unicel DxI 600, Unicel DxI 800 | — | 19.5 × 39 × 24 in./6.5 sq. ft. | 200 lbs./— | 24 (24 can be run and calibrated at one time) | — | up to 100/13–55 min. | — | — | — | — | — | — | no | chemiluminescence | magnetic particle | 15 min. | 36 sec. | 17 min. | 36 sec. | 50 per pack or 100 per kit/self-contained multiuse | yes (2ϒ–8ϒC)/yes | yes/yes | liquid chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes | no/no | yes/180 min. or 60 specimens | rack | no/yes (can store up to 294 cuvettes) | 5–200 µL | varies by assay/varies by assay/80 μL | yes (dead volume: 80 μL) | yes | yes/no | no | no | yes/yes/yes | detection for clots; hemolysis, icterus, lipemia not available | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/— | no | yes | no | no | no (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: 28 days) | —/—/—/—/28 days | no (< 5 min. start-up time)/no | no/yes | yes | automated collection onboard instrument | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128)/no | yes | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | yes | no | onboard/Cerner, Antrim, CCA, Chemware, Dawning Technologies, ADAC, Dynamic Healthcare, Antek, Siemens, McKesson, more | yes (included in instrument price)/yes (host query) | yes/< 24 hrs. | 1.4 down service calls per year (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | daily: 7 min.; weekly: 12 min. | no/no | yes | yes (2 training slots)/2 days (at vendor site) | yes (at vendor site)/— | yes (1 year)/— | offers the robustness of a reference laboratory immunoassay analyzer in convenient size of a benchtop system; standardization of results and reagents across all volume segments; reliable benchtop system providing the same high-quality results as the core lab | ||||
5 | Beckman Coulter | Doug Lee | dylee@beckman.com | Brea, CA | 800-526-3821 | https://www.beckmancoulter.com | DxC 500 AU Clinical Chemistry Analyzer | chemistry | continuous random access/floor standing | —/2024 | —/annual: 50,000–350,000 | yes (also sold by distribution partners) | DxC 700 AU, AU5800 | Nov-00 | 48 × 61 × 31 in./52.1 sq. ft. | —/maximum 992 lbs. | 63 (60 plus 3 ISE can be run and calibrated at one time) | 18 | up to 800: 400 photometric, 400 ISE/< 9 min. | 3 indirect | photometry, potentiometry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —/self-contained single use | yes (4.5°–12°C)/variable; reagent specific | yes/no | liquid chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes | no/no | yes/168 specimens | rack | yes (can store up to 88 cuvettes)/no | 1–25 µL | 90 µL/50 µL/80 µL | no | yes | yes/— | no | yes | yes/yes/yes | detection for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/— | yes | yes | yes | yes (20 L/hr. consumption during operation) | yes (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes | 1 day/—/—/1–90 days/— | no/no | yes/yes | — | direct to drain | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128, NW7, EAN-13, ISBT-128, Standard 2 of 5)/— | yes | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | yes | yes | onboard/Medicus, Orchard, Evident, CGM LabDaq, Cerner, Sunquest | no/yes (host query) | — | — | daily: 4 min.; weekly: 10 min.; monthly: 45 min. | yes/no | yes | yes (2 training slots)/— | yes (at vendor site)/— | — | intuitive user interface with user-friendly software that guides workflow and anticipates laboratory needs; commonly replaced parts can be changed in 3 steps, in 60 seconds, and without tools; standardization across the AU family of chemistry analyzers | ||||
Company | Contact | City, State | Phone | Website | Name of instrument | Type of instrument | Operational type/Model type | List price/First year sold in U.S. | Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | Company manufactures instrument | Other models in this family of analyzers | No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | Chemistry | No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels | Detection methods | Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for | • Ion-selective electrode | • Basic metabolic panel | • Complete metabolic panel | Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample | Immunoassay | Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | Methodologies supported | Separation methodologies | Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | Stat time until completion of a cTn test | • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | Approximate No. of tests per reagent set/Reagent type | Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | Design of sample-handling system | Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | Dedicated pediatric sample cup | Primary tube sampling | Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | Pierces caps on primary tubes | Protects against probe collision | Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | Automatic rerun capability | Sample volume can be diluted to rerun out-of-linear-range high results | Sample volume can be concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results | Analyzer requires dedicated water supply | Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported | Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/ drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | Waste management | Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | Lab can control analyzer from remote computer | Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions | System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring | UPS backup power supply | Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | Mean time between failures | Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | Distinguishing features (supplied by company) |
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Contact:
Email:
City, State:
Phone:
Website:
Name of instrument:
Type of instrument:
Operational type/Model type:
List price/First year sold in U.S.:
Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume:
Company manufactures instrument:
Other models in this family of analyzers:
No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries):
Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint:
Weight empty/Weight fully loaded:
No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously:
No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels:
Test throughput per hour/Assay run time:
Chemistry:
No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels:
Detection methods:
Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for:
• Ion-selective electrode:
• Basic metabolic panel:
• Complete metabolic panel:
Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample:
Immunoassay:
Fully automated microplate immunoassay system:
Methodologies supported:
Separation methodologies:
Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test:
• Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample:
Stat time until completion of a cTn test:
• Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample:
Approximate No. of tests per reagent set/Reagent type:
Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use:
Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory:
Reagent form/Reagents barcoded:
Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run:
Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration:
Design of sample-handling system:
Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes:
Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time :
Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume:
Dedicated pediatric sample cup:
Primary tube sampling:
Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes:
Pierces caps on primary tubes:
Protects against probe collision:
Detects clots/liquid level/short sample:
Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots:
Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover:
Automatic rerun capability:
Sample volume can be diluted to rerun out-of-linear-range high results:
Sample volume can be concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results:
Analyzer requires dedicated water supply:
Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported:
Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/ drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays:
Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown:
Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC:
Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte:
Waste management:
Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination:
Lab can control analyzer from remote computer:
Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions:
System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring:
UPS backup power supply:
Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced:
LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability:
Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time:
Mean time between failures:
Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel:
Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor:
Maintenance training demonstration module onboard:
Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training:
Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training:
Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d):
Distinguishing features (supplied by company):