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Thermo Fisher Scientific
| Company | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
|---|---|
| Name of instrument | Phadia 250 Laboratory System |
| Contact | John Karr |
| City, State | Portage, MI |
| Phone | 800-346-4363 |
| Website | |
| Type of instrument | immunoassay |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | —/2004 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | —/annual: > 20,000–95,000 |
| Company manufactures instrument | no (manufactured by Hitachi) |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | Phadia 1000, Phadia 2500, Phadia 5000 Laboratory Systems |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | > 260/> 2,135 |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | 73 × 50 × 30 in. plus 26-in. wide computer stand/54 sq. ft. |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 485 lbs./— |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 6 (6 can be run and calibrated at one time) |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | 0 |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | 60 tests/100 min. |
| No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels | — |
| Detection methods | — |
| Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for Ion-selective electrode | — |
| Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for Ion-selective electrode basic metabolic panel | — |
| Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for Ion-selective electrode complete metabolic panel | — |
| Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample | — |
| Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | no |
| Methodologies supported | fluoroenzyme immunoassay |
| Separation methodologies | fiber matrix filter, coated microwell |
| Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | — |
| Stat time until completion of a cTn test | — |
| • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | — |
| Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | yes (2°–8°C for conjugates, ImmunoCAP, EliA wells; others at room temperature)/variable; reagent specific |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | yes/yes |
| Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | liquid chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes |
| Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | no/no |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/100 min. |
| Design of sample-handling system | rack |
| Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | no/no |
| Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | 9–40 μL |
| Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | 40 μL (ImmunoCAP), 9 μL (EliA)/—/150 μL |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | no |
| Primary tube sampling | yes |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | yes/— |
| Pierces caps on primary tubes | no |
| Protects against probe collision | yes |
| Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | yes/yes/yes |
| Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | detection for clots; hemolysis, icterus, lipemia not available |
| Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | yes/— |
| Automatic rerun capability | no |
| Sample volume can be diluted to rerun out-of-linear-range high results | yes |
| Sample volume can be concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results | no |
| Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported | yes (calibrants are stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: 28 days) |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | —/—/—/—/28 days |
| Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | yes/yes |
| Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | yes/yes |
| Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | yes |
| Waste management | automated collection onboard instrument or direct to drain |
| Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128, Code 93, EAN-8, Industrial 2 of 5, COOP 2 of 5)/no |
| Lab can control analyzer from remote computer | no |
| Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) |
| System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring | yes |
| UPS backup power supply | yes |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | onboard/Antek, Oracle Health, Epic, GE TriplerG, McKesson, Meditech, NetLims, more |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | —/yes (broadcast download and host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | no/24 business hrs. |
| Mean time between failures | — (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | daily: 5 min.; weekly: 10 min.; monthly: 3 hrs. |
| Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | some records (date of instrument maintenance)/no |
| Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | no |
| Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | yes (2 training slots)/4 days (vendor site preferred, at customer site on request) |
| Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | yes (at vendor site)/— |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | yes (1 year)/— |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | collection of high-quality, clinically relevant autoimmune disease tests with the ability to run allergy and autoimmune tests in the same run; broad specific IgE whole allergen and allergen component menu; master isotype calibration curves |