| Analytical system |
Fully automated, random-access chemistry system with STAT capability |
| Analytical principle |
Spectrophotometry and potentiometry |
| Analytical types |
Endpoint, rate, fixed point and indirect ISE |
| Analytical methods |
Colorimetry, turbidimetry, latex agglutination, homogeneous EIA, indirect ISE |
| Simultaneously processed analytes |
60 photometric tests + 3 ISE |
| Throughput |
800 photometric tests/hour; up to 1,200 with ISE |
| Sample types |
Serum, urine, whole blood (HbA1c), other 1, other 2 |
| Sample feeder |
Racks with 10 samples each (bar codes on primary tubes and on racks); capacity of 150 samples; continuous loading |
| Sample tubes |
In primary and secondary tubes; diameter between 11.5 and 16.5 mm; height between 55 and 102 mm |
| STAT samples |
Up to 22 positions for STAT samples, bar-coded primary tubes |
| Sample volume |
1–25 μL in 0.1 μL increments (1–25 μL for repeats) |
| Reagent supply |
60 positions for R1, 48 positions for R2; (refrigerated 4–12 °C), handling of 3-shot reagents |
| Reagent volume |
R1: 15–250 μL; R2: 15–250 μL; (in 1 μL increments) |
| Total reaction volume |
120–425 μL |
| Reaction cuvette |
Quartz cuvettes |
| Reaction time |
Up to 8 minutes, 40 seconds |
| Reaction temperature |
37 °C |
| Mixing method |
With rotating paddles after dispensing sample and reagent |
| Photometry system |
Direct assay through the reaction cuvette (0 – 3.0 OD) mono and bichromatic measurements possible |
| Wavelength |
13 different wavelengths between 340 – 800 nm |
| Cuvette cleaning |
Comprehensive cleaning with detergents |
| Calibration |
Autocalibration, cooled calibrator positions; master calibration established by two-dimensional bar code of the reagent bottle (>3-point calibration) |
| Quality control |
Auto QC, cooled QC positions |
| Test requisition |
Individual and profile test requisition via on line, mouse, functions keys or touch screen |
| Safety |
Clot detection and crash prevention for sample and reagent dispenser |
| Online |
Full uni- and bidirectional communication possible |
| Software |
Windows XP® |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) mm |
ANL 1,950 x 1,280 x 1,000 |
| Power supply |
200 V; 208 V; 220 V; 230 V; 240 V; 50 Hz; 60 Hz/3.8 KVA |
