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special section Advertisement CD-Chex® Plus BC Control CD-Chex Plus BC is a whole blood assayed control for immunophenotyping on Beckman Coulter® flow cytometry systems. CD-Chex Plus BC determines the accuracy and reproducibility of all the steps involved in the process of immunophenotyping, including red blood cell lysis. CD-Chex Plus BC provides the most assayed CD markers in the industry, including T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, and NK cells. CD-Chex Plus BC CD4 Low offers a depressed CD4 absolute number often indicated in patients with immunodeficiency diseases. Each level has 30-day open-vial stability and 90-day closed-vial stability. CD-Chex Plus BC and CD-Chex Plus BC CD4 Low are available in plastic vials with pierceable caps containing 3 mL. Streck, Inc. www.streck.com Booth No. 1517 CD-Chex® Plus Control CD-Chex Plus is a whole blood assayed control for monitoring immunophenotyping by flow cytometry. CD-Chex Plus determines the accuracy and reproducibility of all the steps involved in the process of immunophenotyping, including red blood cell lysis. CD-Chex Plus provides the most assayed CD markers in the industry, including T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, and NK cells. CD-Chex Plus is assayed for normal levels of CD34+ cells found in peripheral blood. CD-Chex Plus CD4 Low offers a depressed CD4 absolute number often indicated in patients with immunodeficiency diseases. Compatible with most popular flow cytometry systems, CD- Chex Plus and CD-Chex CD4 Low are available in the 2.5-mL and 3-mL cap-pierceable fill volumes. Both levels have an open-vial stability of 30 days and a closed-vial stability of 90 days. Streck, Inc. www.streck.com Booth No. 1517 Cell-Free RNA BCT* Cell-Free RNA BCT is Streck’s 10-mL blood collection tube for preserving and stabilizing cell-free RNA in plasma for up to 3 days at 32 CliniCal laboratory news July 2011 2 0 11 N E w P r o d U c T s r E v I E w ambient temperature. The patented preservative in Cell-Free RNA BCT preserves cellfree RNA in plasma and prevents the release of cellular RNA during sample processing and storage, reducing background RNA level. With Cell-Free RNA BCT, processing patient samples for detection and analysis of circulating cell-free RNA requires minimal sample manipulation. Sample handling is less labor-intensive and time-consuming than traditional methods of plasma sample preparation. *For research use only. Streck, Inc. www.streck.com Booth No. 1517 Streck Product Selection Guide Streck, Inc., introduces a new feature on its redesigned website, www.streck.com. The Product Selection Guide is a quick reference to help customers determine which Streck products work best with their instruments. Customers may search by instrument or instrument manufacturer to find the right controls and calibrators. The website also provides access to technical support from an experienced team of medical technologists and access to STATS, Streck’s inter-laboratory quality control program that gives participating labs monthly computerized reports comparing their values with a peer group using the same instrument type and control lot. Streck, Inc. www.streck.com Booth No. 1517 Minivette® POCT Device The new Minivette POCT device from Sarstedt is designed for precise and hygienic collection, transfer, and subsequent dispensing of small capillary blood samples for point-of-care tests. Blood is easily collected via capillary action into the end of the Minivette POCT device. The sample is held securely in the capillary without spills during transfer and then dispensed onto the test field with a slight push of the opposing integral piston. The Minivette POCT device is available for blood volumes of 20 µL and 50 µL, and the collection capillary is offered plain or prepared with EDTA or heparin. Sarstedt, Inc. www.sarstedt.com Booth No. 3218 13 x 75-mm Tubes for Automation and Analysis The new 13 x 75-mm screw cap aliquot tubes with round bases from Sarstedt are designed for compatibility with common laboratory automation and analysis platforms. A full volume 13 x 75-mm tube accommodates 5 mL of sample, features printed writing block and graduations, and is available in clear or amber for light sensitive analytes. A 2.5-mL falsebottom version with an elevated conical base raises small sample volumes to an optimal height for analysis. The corresponding tall screw cap for improved gripping provides a leak-resistant closure that meets IATA requirements for transport. Alternatively, a flanged anti-evaporation push cap may be used to cover samples or to archive samples. Sarstedt, Inc. www.sarstedt.com Booth No. 3218 PVS 1625 with Screw-Cap Recapper The Sarstedt PVS 1625 is a comprehensive, modular, laboratory automation system for pre- and post-analytical processing. Independent from an analytical platform, the PVS 1625 can be customized according to a laboratory’s needs with available modules for loading, identification, decapping, sorting, aliquoting, and recapping. A new screw-cap recapper module is available that places a screw cap onto Sarstedt aliquot tubes. Aliquots can be made directly into compatible screw-cap tubes and immediately recapped for send-outs or capped post-analysis for archiving. The PVS 1625 is compatible with most analyzer racks and common tube types and dimensions. Sarstedt, Inc. www.sarstedt.com Booth No. 3218 Electrolyte Analyzer with Ion Selective Electrode The EX-D is a fully automated electrolyte analyzer with ion-selective electrode for measuring sodium, potassium, and chloride in whole blood, serum, and diluted urine. It also offers a solution for hemodialysis applications, allowing acid concentrates and sodium bicarbonate to be balanced. Twenty samples can be processed in one run and results are available within 36 seconds. The newly developed high-sensitivity electrodes allow calibration to be performed only once a day. The electrode produces very accurate results with a CV of
2 0 11 N E w P r o d U c T s r E v I E w special section Advertisement new interactive rules building and testing tool streamlines rules configuration. A clear drill down structure gives immediate access to all essential parameters such as TAT, test status, and alarms. Thanks to its autoverification and monitor functionalities, HALIA allows lab managers to improve performance and efficiency, addressing the challenging lab automation environment. *Available for sale outside the U.S. NoemaLife SpA www.noemalife.com Booth No. 4008 HemoCue® Glucose 201 RT Analyzer* HemoCue Glucose 201 RT is the newest addition to the HemoCue line of point-ofcare glucose analyzers. If refrigerated cuvettes have kept you from using HemoCue® to measure glucose at the point-of-care, the new HemoCue Glucose 201 RT system is for you. HemoCue Glucose 201 RT retains our easy testing method and the lab quality results so vital in patient care, but it uses room-temperature cuvettes. *Pending FDA clearance. Available for sale outside the U.S. HemoCue, Inc. www.hemocue.com Booth No. 3339 A2o Advanced Automated osmometer The A2O from Advanced Instruments is a fully automated, multi-sample osmometer that incorporates more than 50 years of applied technology experience in the field of freezing-point osmometry. The A2O combines a functional design, exceptional analytical performance, and an intuitive software control package that is both powerful and elegantly simple to operate. Every aspect of the A2O has been intelligently engineered to fully automate osmolality testing with ease and simplicity. It is ideally suited for today’s busy laboratories that are being asked to achieve more results faster but with fewer resources. Advanced Instruments, Inc. www.aicompanies.com/A2O Booth No. 3422 Dropper A1c - Diabetes Control* We crafted the Dropper A1c Control to make your laboratory and point-of-care hemoglobin A1c quality control simple. Six months of refrigerated, open-vial stability reduces waste, and our dropper bottles make dispensing outrageously simple. The liquid, human blood-based matrix and 21 days of open-vial, room-temperature stability eliminates storage problems and provides maximum portability—perfect for sites without refrigeration. The Dropper A1c Control is designed for use with most major immunoassay and boronate affinity laboratory and POCT analyzers, including Siemens DCA 2000/2000+/Vantage and Dimension, Beckman Coulter Synchron, Roche Cobas Integra and Hitachi, Ortho- Clinical Vitros, and Primus PDQ/ultra2. The Dropper A1c Control offers longer stability and is super convenient. *Pending FDA clearance. Available for sale outside the U.S. Quantimetrix www.4qc.com Booth No. 2252 Pluggo RH Decapper System The Pluggo RH Decapping System for ADVIA® Centaur racks is an automated, bench-top decapper designed to use instrument-specific, sample-tube racks for the ADVIA Centaur or ADVIA Centaur XP System. The small footprint Pluggo RH System (22” w x 24” d x 14” h) automatically decaps all standard vacuum collection tubes at speeds up to 35 tubes/ minute. The Pluggo RH is designed to protect lab workers from repetitive motion injuries and from exposure to biohazardous material. The system provides walk-away operations with input capacity of up to 15 racks and output of up to 15 racks of uncapped tubes. m-u-t America, Inc. www.mut-group.com Booth No. 2451 ReQuest Immunoassay kits* ReQuest Immunoassay Kits are manufactured in the U.S. and provide outstanding sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and precision, thereby meeting the productivity needs of a wide range of laboratories. In today’s highly competitive environment, ReQuest Immunoassay Kits assures reliable, user-friendly, and cost-effective diagnostic test methods for TORCH, autoimmune panels, infectious disease markers, and more. *Available for sale outside the U.S. Awareness Technology, Inc. www.awaretech.com Booth No. 1203 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer Global 4500DR* BPC BioSed srl is very proud to inform all customers and end-users of the new Analyzer Global 4500DR launch. The main features meet the needs of the market, including two arms and others main features on the right side for medium-to-high-volume hospital labs. The new analyzer is the latest development from our company and is based on recent customer requests. BPC BioSed is an Italian company founded in 1986 that produces markets and services automatic and semi-automatic chemistry analyzers for the human, veterinary, water analysis, oenology, and drugs analysis markets. *In development. BPC BioSed srl www.bpcbiosed.it Booth No. 3767 FLAIR Microarray Scanner* FLAIR, Sensovation’s fluorescence array imaging reader, is a compact and affordable microarray reader designed for routine applications. It is used for multiplexed diagnostics in clinical research and routine analyses. FLAIR allows fast measurement of planar fluorescent microarrays with up to three colors. Originally designed for array-in well applications, FLAIR accommodates 96well plates or four conventional slides on the four-slide holder. FLAIR is an easy-to-use, standalone instrument with integrated processor, including array analysis software and touchscreen. FLAIR offers the full performance of a microarray scanner for multiplexed diagnostics on an exceptionally small footprint. *For research use only. Pending FDA clearance. Available for sale outside the U.S. Sensovation www.sensovation.com Booth No. 4206 Vision MINI ultra-Compact Smart Camera* Microscan’s new Vision MINI ultra-compact, smart camera is designed for reliable vision CliniCal laboratory news July 2011 33
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