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| Instrument name/First year sold | ACL ELITE Series/2006 |
| Number of units installed in U.S./Outside U.S. | 4,000+/8,000+ (all ACL models combined) |
| Number of contracts signed between 1/1/12 and 11/30/12 | 90 |
| Country where analyzer designed/Manufactured | U.S./U.S. |
| Operational type | modified random access |
| Reagent type | open reagent system |
| Operates on whole blood or spun plasma | spun plasma |
| Sample handling system | tray-primary tubes |
| Model type | benchtop |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Weight/Instrument footprint | 24 × 37 × 24 inches/139 lbs/6 square feet |
| FDA-cleared clotting-based tests | PT, APTT, fibrinogen, TT, factors, protein C/S, lupus (SCT and DRVVT), APCR-V |
| FDA-cleared chromogenic tests | heparin Xa, protein C, AT plasminogen, plasmin inhibitor, factor VIII |
| FDA-cleared immunologic tests | D-dimer, vWF (Act. and Ag.), free protein S, factor XIII Ag., homocysteine |
| Other FDA-cleared tests | — |
| User-defined tests in clinical use | — |
| Tests submitted for 510(k) clearance | — |
| Tests in development but not yet submitted | — |
| Methodologies supported | clot detection, LED optical (nephelometric); chromogenic; immunologic |
| Operator must load sep. reagent pack per specimen/Test run | no/no |
| Number of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 22 |
| Number of different assays programmed and calib. at one time | 300 |
| Number of user-definable (open) channels | 100 |
| Of those defined, number active simultaneously | 20 |
| Factor assays require manual manipulation or dilutions | no |
| Number of reagent containers onboard at once/Tests per container/Reagents refrigerated onboard | 22/varies by test/yes |
| Multiple reagent configurations supported | yes |
| Reagents, consumables loaded without interrupting testing | yes |
| Same capabilities when third-party reagent used | yes |
| Maximum time same lot number of reagents can be used | 18 months |
| Walkaway capacity: Number of specimens/Number of tests | 40/260 |
| Minimum sample volume aspirated precisely at one time | 5 µL |
| Standard specimen volume required to run PT or PTT/ Factor VIII activity | PT and PTT: 60 μL; FVIII: 18 μL |
| Disposables used/Price of each | cuvettes/— |
| Supports direct-from-track sampling | no |
| Primary tube sampling supported/Pierces caps on primary tubes | yes/no |
| Sample bar-code reading capability | yes |
| Reagent bar-code reading capability | yes |
| Onboard test automatic inventory | yes |
| Measures No. of tests remaining/Short sample detection | yes/yes |
| Clot detection as preanalytical variable in plasma sample | no |
| Auto. detects adequate reagents for aspiration and analysis | yes |
| Hemolysis/Turbidity detection-quantitation | no/no |
| Dilution of patient samples onboard | yes |
| Automatic rerun capability/Auto reflex testing capability | yes/yes |
| Lag time during which hypercoagulable sample not detected | yes (PT and PTT: 3 seconds) |
| Read time extended for prolonged clotting times | yes |
| User can set different-than-standard: | |
| • Reagent volumes/Sample volumes | yes/yes |
| • No. and sources of reagent | yes |
| • Incubation times/Reading times | yes/yes |
| Autocalib. or autocalib. alert/Multipoint calib. supported | no/yes |
| Auto shutdown/Auto startup programmable | not needed |
| Stat time to complete all analytes/Throughput per hour for: | |
| • PT alone | 4 minutes/175 specimens |
| • PT, PTT | 8 minutes/270 specimens |
| • Fibrinogen | 4 minutes/175 specimens |
| • Factor VIII activity assay | 8 minutes/125 specimens |
| Time delay from ordering stat to aspiration of sample | 15 seconds |
| Automatic transfer of QC results to LIS | yes |
| Data-management capability | yes |
| Interface supplied by instrument vendor | no |
| Interfaces in active user sites for: | most major vendors |
| Bidirectional interface capability | yes (broadcast download and host query) |
| Results transferred to LIS as soon as test time complete | yes |
| LOINC codes transmitted with all results | no |
| How labs get LOINC codes for reagent kits | — |
| Electronic interface available (or will be) to automated (or robotic) specimen handling system | no |
| Modem servicing | no |
| Time required for maintenance by lab personnel | daily: <5 minutes; weekly: 10 minutes; monthly: 5 minutes |
| Onboard maintenance records | yes |
| Training provided with purchase | 5 days at vendor offices |
| Approximate number of training hours needed per tech | 24 |
| List price | — |
| Annual service contract cost (24/7)/Warranty with purchase | various options available/1 year |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | test menu featuring D-dimer; bar-code reagent management; ACL family harmonization; HemosIL INR plasma sets for INR test system validation or calibration, or both; HemosIL liquid heparin with universal calibration curve for UFH and LMWH |
| Tabulation does not represent an endorsement by the College of American Pathologists. |
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