CAP TODAY Pathology/Laboratory Medicine/Laboratory Management
May 4, 2021—Beckman Coulter launched its DxA 5000 Fit, a workflow automation solution for medium-size labs that run fewer than 5,000 tests a day.
The DxA 5000 Fit’s workflow automation is designed to reduce up to 80 percent of manual steps through preanalytical, analytical, and post-analytical automation. It features intelligent routing and calculated route planning for rapid and consistent turnaround time, with stats prioritized to deliver results faster, and a flexible design that the company says can be adapted to meet a mid-volume lab’s space and infrastructure constraints.
“At Beckman Coulter, we believe that medium-size labs should be able to leverage the benefits of automation to address their challenges,” Peter Soltani, PhD, senior vice president and general manager, hematology, urinalysis, and workflow information technology solutions at Beckman Coulter, said in a press release. “Just because your lab is not processing a higher number of samples, doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice the benefits of intelligent laboratory automation and settle for a marginally automated workcell-plus solution.”