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2008 NEw Pr o d u c t rEv i Ew special section Advertisement Centaur XP and ADVIA Centaur CP systems, meeting both mid-volume and high-volume fertility testing needs. It is the latest Siemens assay addition to a continually expanding fertility menu. *In development. Siemens HealthCare Diagnostics Circle No. 452 in the Reader Service Card DCA Vantage Analyzer Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces the launch of the DCA Vantage Analyzer, a POC diabetes patient management platform providing HbA1c, microalbumin/creatinine, and albumin-to-creatinine tests for diabetes management. The system delivers the simplicity and convenience required at the POC with no sample or reagent preparation steps. The DCA Vantage Analyzer also enables clinicians to quickly and accurately generate patient trending reports or view them onboard. Data can be shared easily with other caregivers with powerful features such as connectivity to LIS, operator ID entry, QC reminders, test lock-out, remote access, and adjustable correlation to reference methods. Siemens HealthCare Diagnostics Circle No. 453 in the Reader Service Card ADVIA® 2120i Hematology System Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics introduces the next generation of practical automation for hematology with the ADVIA 2120i Hematology System. The ADVIA 2120i Hematology System combines proven flow cytometry-based analysis capabilities with an easy-to-use touch screen user interface to provide excellent first-pass efficiency. Reduced maintenance requirements and the SMART integrated slide making and staining of the optional ADVIA Autoslide make the ADVIA 2120i Hematology System an excellent choice to reduce manual steps in your lab. The ADVIA 2120i Hematology System uses the same reagents as the ADVIA® 120 Hematology System and is fully compatible with the ADVIA® LabCell® Automation Solution to adapt to various-sized testing environments. Siemens HealthCare Diagnostics Circle No. 454 in the Reader Service Card Dimension® EXLTM with LOCI ® Module Integrated Chemistry System* Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is pleased to demonstrate the Dimension EXL with LOCI Module Integrated Chemistry System, the next level of proven, best-in-class chemistry and immunoassay integration available on a single platform. The Dimension EXL with LOCI Module Integrated Chemistry System will feature LOCI advanced chemiluminescence technology and will include automated calibration, control procedures, and alerts through the QCC PowerPak onboard system. With more than 90 available assays, the Dimension EXL with LOCI Module Integrated Chemistry System will provide chemistry and immunoassay testing on one analyzer for lower cost of ownership. *Expected release: October 2008 Siemens HealthCare Diagnostics Circle No. 455 in the Reader Service Card Blood Group Serology Reagents* Biotest Traditional Blood Bank Reagents include ABO and Rh antisera, anti-human globulin reagents, potentiators, and QC products. The Reagent Red Blood Cell products include three configurations for antibody screening, antibody identification panels, coombs control cells, and reverse ABO products. Rare antisera includes anti-C, anti-E, anti-c, anti-e, anti-Lea, anti-K, anti-k, anti-Fya, anti-Jka, anti-Jkb, anti-M, anti-N, anti-S, anti-s, and anti-P1. All antisera are monoclonal and many of the clones have not been previously available in the U. S. *Pending FDA clearance. Biotest Diagnostics Corporation Circle No. 456 in the Reader Service Card Media for Lateral Flow Assays New and improved Filtrona Fibertec® Transorb® rapid diagnostics media is ideal for use as sample, absorbent, and conjugate pads for lateral flow assay applications. New equipment broadens the performance characteristics and the available material selection in fully customizing the media to test applications. Our Transorb products are engineered to select capillarity, providing dependable liquid transfer of samples and reagents. Filtrona Fibertec media will not crimp or tear like cellulose-based and fiberglass products. Its high tensile strength delivers optimum processing mechanics, and in-house fiber processing and development yield consistency and uniformity. Product is available in rolls, sheets, or pre-cut strips or pads, and in color. Filtrona Fibertec Circle No. 457 in the Reader Service Card CliniCal laboratory news JuLy 2008 39
special section Advertisement Vitamin D Serum Control UTAK’s low-level Vitamin D serum control contains both 25-hydroxy vitamin D2 and D3 at 10 ng/mL. This unique lyophilized control is made from 100% human serum and has a 24-month shelf life with a reconstituted stability of 25 days. This product is sold in 5x5-mL quantities. Supplies are limited. UTAK Laboratories, Inc. Circle No. 458 in the Reader Service Card Chemtrue® Rapid Diagnosis Intelligent Test Reader* The Chemtrue Rapid Diagnosis Intelligent Test Reader is a new immunodiagnostic instrument composed of a specialty optical fiber probe, monolithic processor, and IC card. It incorporates the principle of reflected light intensity to carry out semi-quantitative analysis for gold standard test bar (card). The instrument features include: small volume; light weight; high sensitivity; rapid measurement; and simple operation. The reader can perform DOA, MAU, and cTn-I rapid tests. Worldwide distributors are wanted. *Pending FDA clearance. CHEMTRON BIOTECH INC. Circle No. 459 in the Reader Service Card Life Point.EMR Software Suite LifePoint.EMR is a suite of software interfaces, communications protocols, and applets that enable data exchange between electronic medical record (EMR) systems in physician offices and hospital/lab systems. Data is securely exchanged between our data center and each source system, then a queuing and data transformation processes transmits data to the appropriate destination(s). The suite comes with more than 50 pre-tested interfaces, monitoring tools, and agents that allow for expedited installations. Laboratory, radiology, pathology, microbiology, ER, CCD, and other results and orders are supported. HL7, XML, proprietary, PDF, and text formats can all be exchanged within the suite’s framework. LifePoint.EMR is a complete solution, requiring no VPN or third-party software to operate. Life Point Informatics Circle No. 460 in the Reader Service Card STAT-Site® M ß-Hydroxybutyrate Test System* Introducing the STAT-Site M ß-Hydroxybutyrate test system, composed of a palm-size 40 CliniCal laboratory news JuLy 2008 2008 NEw Pr o d u c t rE v i E w reflectance analyzer and reagent card that measures ß-hydroxybutyrate using a single drop of human serum or plasma. The test is important for the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and monitoring the results of its treatment. Since ß-hydroxybutyrate is the most abundant and stable ketone body produced, it is the more reliable indicator of ketosis and is the ketone test recommended by the ADA. With quick and quantitative results, the STAT-Site M ß-HB offers several advantages over traditional testing, including an improvement in linearity when compared with its predecessor and negligible interference from other ketones. *Pending FDA clearance. Stanbio Laboratory Circle No. 461 in the Reader Service Card NanoDrop 8000 Spectrophotometer The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 8000 spectrophotometer takes full-spectrum UV/ Vis absorbance measurements of eight 1-μl samples, such as nucleic acid and protein, within one 20-second measurement cycle. Researchers can now perform critical QC checks that were either difficult or not feasible using single-sample spectrophotometers or plate readers. The new Sample Position Illuminator keeps track of the samples to be measured from a 96-well plate by lighting up the wells from underneath. This new feature helps reduce human error and improves ease of sampling. Thermo Scientific, Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Circle No. 462 in the Reader Service Card Cell Stabilization Reagent Streck Cell Preservative solution is formulated to stabilize cellular antigens for immunophenotyping by flow cytometry. Samples collected in Streck Cell Preservative are stable for up to 7 days at room temperature, allowing for convenient sample transport and storage. Data has been collected supporting the use of Streck Cell Preservative with bone marrow aspirates, tissue samples, and peripheral blood samples. Streck, Inc. Circle No. 463 in the Reader Service Card Blood Collection Tube for Cell Preservation and Analysis Cyto-Chex® BCT is Streck’s blood collection tube for the preservation of wholeblood samples for immunophenotyping by flow cytometry. This direct-draw blood collection tube contains a patent-protected preservative that maintains the integrity of cellular CD markers for up to 7 days. Patient samples collected in Cyto-Chex BCT are stable at room temperature for convenient transport and storage. FDA cleared for the collection, transport, and storage of HIVinfected patient samples, Cyto-Chex BCT preserves the HIV CD panel of markers for up to 14 days at room temperature. Streck, Inc. Circle No. 464 in the Reader Service Card Whole Blood Cellular Control for HbA1c Streck’s A1c-Cellular® is the only A1c control available with intact red blood cells. This innovative, patent-protected control tests the entire HbA1c procedure, including lysing of red blood cells. Controlling with A1c-Cellular ensures that the entire system, instrument and reagents, is working properly and providing accurate patient results. A1c- Cellular is appropriate for immunoassay and ionic exchange HPLC methodologies and is assayed for the Bio-Rad® D-10, Ortho- Clinical Diagnostics VITROS® 5,1 FS, Arkray Menarini ADAMS A1c HA-8160, Beckman Coulter® Synchron CX®, Bio-Rad® Variant II, Dade Behring® Dimension, Roche Cobas INTEGRA®, and the Tosoh G7 and A1c 2.2 Plus instruments. Streck , Inc. Circle No. 465 in the Reader Service Card Safety-coated Vacuum Tube for ESR Testing Introducing a new safety-coated ESR-Vacuum Tube for erythrocyte sedimentation rate determination on the ESR-Auto Plus® and ESR-100 analyzers and the ESR-10 Manual Rack. Container Technologies Laboratory, Inc., an independent packaging consultant, reports that Safety Coated ESR-Vacuum Tubes are 10 times more impact resistant than glass collection tubes, significantly reducing accidental breakage. The Mylar® coating contains glass and blood specimens in the event of breakage, reducing the risk of injury from jagged glass edges and potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Samples collected in Safety Coated ESR-Vacuum Tubes exhibit the same stability characteristics as those collected in conventional glass. Streck, Inc. Circle No. 466 in the Reader Service Card Nucleated Red Blood Cell Control for ADVIA® nRBC-Chex for ADVIA is the first nucleated red blood cell (nRBC) control designed to verify the accuracy and precision of the nRBC enumeration of the Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. ADVIA 2120. The assay provides nRBC percent values as well as total WBC and RBC values. nRBC-Chex for Advia will allow the clinician to control instrumentreported nRBC values without manual verification of a stained patient smear. Packaged in plastic, cap-pierceable vials for use with open- or closed-mode systems, nRBC-Chex for ADVIA offers a closed-vial stability of 105 days and an open-vial stability of 14 days. Streck, Inc. Circle No. 467 in the Reader Service Card VITROS® Troponin I ES Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics announces the availability of the VITROS Troponin I ES assay with improved low-end sensitivity. The assay is for use with the VITROS® ECi/ECiQ Immnuodiagnostic System using Intellicheck® Technology. VITROS Troponin I ES is used for the quantitative measurement of cardiac Troponin I in human serum and plasma to aid in the assessment of myocardial damage and risk stratification. The VITROS Troponin I ES assay is concurrent with the recommendations as described by the Joint European Society of Cardiology/ American College of Cardiology Committee (ESC/ACC) for acceptable imprecision in a high-sensitivity troponin I assay. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Circle No. 468 in the Reader Service Card VITROS® ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic System Enhanced Productivity Module Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics announces the availability of the Enhanced Productivity Module (EPM) for the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems with Intellicheck® Technology. The EPM Increases uninterrupted system processing time and the number of assays processed and reported. The Enhanced Productivity Module (EPM) builds on the benefits and functionality of the VITROS® ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems, with the EPM providing true productivity and workflow improvements by upgrading the VITROS® ECi/ECiQ System
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