CAP TODAY Pathology/Laboratory Medicine/Laboratory Management
| wdt_ID | Company | Contact | City, State | Phone | Website | Name of instrument | Type of instrument | Operational type/Model type | List price/First year sold in U.S. | Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | Company manufactures instrument | Other models in this family of analyzers | No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | Chemistry: | No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels | Detection methods | Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for: | • Ion-selective electrode | • Basic metabolic panel | • Complete metabolic panel | Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample | Immunoassay: | Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | Methodologies supported | Separation methodologies | Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | Stat time until completion of a cTn test | • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | Approximate No. of tests per reagent set/Reagent type | Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | Design of sample-handling system | Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | Dedicated pediatric sample cup | Primary tube sampling | Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | Pierces caps on primary tubes | Protects against probe collision | Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | Automatic rerun capability | Sample volume can be diluted to rerun out-of-linear-range high results | Sample volume can be concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results | Analyzer requires dedicated water supply | Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported | Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | Waste management | Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | Lab can control analyzer from remote computer | Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions | System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring | UPS backup power supply | Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | Mean time between failures | Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | Note: a dash in lieu of an answer means company did not answer question or question is not applicable | Additional Features | |
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| 1 | Abbott | US Marketing Core Diagnostics | ats@abbott.com | Abbott Park, IL | 800-323-9100  | corelaboratory.abbott | Alinity ci-series | combination chemistry/immunoassay | batch, random access, continuous random access, discrete/floor standing | —/2018 | all/— | yes | — | ~1,700/~11,300 (154 countries) | 4.4 × 3.9 × 3.84 for standalone module; up to 4.4 × 11.81 × 3.84 for 4-module system/14.98–45.31 sq. ft. for 1- to 4-module system | chem: 1,556 lbs.; immuno: 1,371 lbs./— | chem: up to 280 (up to 280 can be run and calibrated at one time); immuno: up to 188 (up to 188 can be run and calibrated at one time) | 10 (10 can be active simultaneously) | up to 5,400 for Alinity c 4-module system; up to 800 for Alinity i 4-module system/depends on configuration | 3 | photometry, potentiometry | — | — | — | < 30 sec. | no | chemiluminescence | magnetic particle | — | — | — | — | up to 1,500 (chem), up to 600 (immuno)/self-contained multiuse | yes (2ϒ–10ϒC [chemistry], 2ϒ–12ϒC [immunoassay])/yes | yes/yes | liquid chemistry (open reagent system)/yes | no/no | yes/240 min. or up to 600 specimens (150 specimens per module) | 6-position rack | chem: yes/immuno: yes (can store up to 1,000 cuvettes) | 1.5–35 µL (chemistry), 2–200 µL (immunoassay) | 80 µL/assay dependent/50 µL | no | yes | yes/yes (10–16.1 × 72–102 mm) | no | yes | yes/yes/yes | detection for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots; quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia | yes/″ 0.1 parts per million | yes | yes | — | yes (27 L/hr. consumption during operation for chemistry, <10 L/hr. for immunoassay) | yes (calibrants are stored onboard)/yes | 1 day/new lot or 7–45 days/new lot or 13 days/new lot or 30 days/new lot or 30 days | —/no | yes/yes | yes | automated collection onboard instrument or direct to drain | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128)/yes | yes | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | yes | yes | onboard/— | no/yes (broadcast download and host query) | —/based on contract | — (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | daily: 0 (chem and immuno); weekly: 30 min. (chem), 16 min. (immuno); monthly: 2 min. (chem), 0 (immuno) | some records (includes audit trail of who replaced parts)/no | yes | yes (2 training slots)/12 hrs. (at customer site) | yes (at customer or vendor site)/yes | yes (varies by contract)/varies by contract | compact, flexible, and scalable up to four modules and 14 configurations; harmonized family of systems across key lab disciplines leading to easier cross-training for lab staff; • broad menu of high-quality assays aligned to CLSI guidelines | |||||
| 2 | Aesku | us.sales@aesku.com | Des Plaines, IL | 844-544-5044  | www.aesku.com | HELIOS HTC | immunoassay | batch/benchtop | $175,000/2017 | 200–1,000/daily: > 25; monthly: > 500; annual: > 5,000 | yes | HELIOS, HELMED | —/> 350 (> 35 countries) | 22.5 × 25.6 × 29.6 in./5.25 sq. ft. | 73 lbs./— | 4 (4 can be run and calibrated at one time) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | fluorescence, indirect fluorescent antibody | coated IFA slide | — | — | — | — | 120/— | no/yes | yes/no | liquid chemistry (closed reagent system)/no | no/yes | yes/190 specimens or 240 tests | rack | no/no | — | —/assay dependent/tube dependent | no | yes | yes/yes (11–16 × 55–100 mm) | no | yes | no/yes/yes | hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots not available | yes/no carryover | no | yes | yes | no | no (calibrants are not stored onboard)/— | — | no/no | no/yes | — | — | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC, Code 39, Code 128, Matrix 2/5, Code 11, EAN/JAN, more)/yes | yes | — | yes | yes | optional add-on (AESKU.LAB)/Sunquest, Orchard | no/yes (host query) | no/— | — (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | daily: 5 min.; weekly: 20 min. | no/no | no | yes (1 training slot)/— | yes/— | yes (1 year)/— | provides all-in-one IFA ANA, ANCA, and nDNA slide processing and reading on one instrument; FDA cleared to identify seven HEp-2 patterns plus negative results; utilizes pattern-recognition software and can estimate the endpoint titer | ||||||
| 3 | Alfa Wassermann Diagnostic Technologies | info@alfawassermannus.com | West Caldwell, NJ | 800-220-4488  | www.alfawassermannus.com | ACE Axcel | chemistry | batch, random access, continuous random access, discrete/benchtop | $34,500/2012 | —/daily: ~15–50 comprehensive metabolic panels and lipids | yes (also sold by McKesson, Henry Schein, Medline, AvMedical) | ACE Alera | — | 33 × 28 × 26 in./10 sq. ft. | 150 lbs./150 lbs. | 40 (200 can be run and calibrated at one time) | 15 (15 can be active simultaneously) | 165/— | 3 | photometry, potentiometry, turbidimetric homogeneous enzyme immunoassay | 4 min./35 specimens per hr. | — | — | 10 sec. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30–900/closed reagent system with open reagent channels | yes (10ϒ–14ϒC)/yes | yes/yes | liquid chemistry (open reagent system)/yes | no/no | yes/75 min. or 75 specimens or 248 tests | ring | no/yes (can store up to 248 cuvettes) | 3–200 µL | 150 µL/53 µL/50 µL | no | yes | — | yes | no | no/yes/yes | hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots not available | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/— | yes | yes | no | no | yes (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes | 3 hrs./—/—/30 days/— | no/no | yes/yes | yes | automated collection onboard instrument | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128)/yes | no | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | no | no | onboard/CGM LabDaq, Orchard, CGM SchuyLab, LabTrak, more | no/yes (host query) | yes/24 hrs. | 240 days (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | daily: 15 min.; weekly: 20–30 min.; monthly: 30–40 min. | yes (includes audit trail of who replaced parts)/no | no | yes (1 training slot)/4.5 days (at customer and vendor sites [depends on sales agreement]) | no/— | yes (1 year)/— | self-contained analyzer; closed-tube sampling; stat interrupt capability; onboard sample, reagent refrigeration; ready-to-use reagents; onboard reagent inventory management; integrated ISE module; no external water source or waste drainage; Internet connectivity allows for external technical support, remote access, and laboratory integration | ||||||
| 4 | Arlington Scientific | Mike Ladow  | mladow@arlingtonscientific.com | Springville, UT | 801-489-8911  | www.arlingtonscientific.com | ASI Evolution RPR Syphilis Analyzer | immunoassay | batch/benchtop | $50,995/2018 | —/daily: 100; monthly: 3,100; annual: 37,200 | yes (also sold by Fisher Scientific, Cardinal, McKesson, VWR) | — | — | 19 × 36 × 22 in./6 sq. ft. | 78 lbs./— | 1 (0 can be run and calibrated at one time) | 0 | 190 (1 test in throughput)/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | yes (48 wells per microplate) | agglutination | none necessary | — | — | — | — | varies/self-contained multiuse | no/yes | yes/no | liquid chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes | no/no | yes/62 min. or 192 specimens or 192 tests | rack | no/— | 2–500 µL | 110 µL/300 µL/150 µL | no | yes | yes/no | no | yes | yes/yes/yes | detection for clots; hemolysis, icterus, lipemia not available | no/— | no | no | no | no (0.03 L/hr. consumption during operation) | no (calibrants are not stored onboard)/no | — | no/no | no/no | no | manually by user | yes (UPC, Code 39, Code 128)/no | no | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | yes | no | onboard/— | no/no | no/48 hrs. | 365 days (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | daily: 10 min.; weekly: 10 min.; monthly: 10 min. | no/no | no | yes (2 training slots)/0.5 days (at customer site) | no/yes | yes (1 year limited, service contract required)/varies by tier of service | 190 RPR syphilis tests per hour; standardization across the AU family of chemistry analyzers; low-cost, automated syphilis test; can provide titers up to 1:2048 | |||||
| 5 | Beckman Coulter | Onyi Nacionales  | onacionales@beckman.com | Brea, CA | 800-526-3821  | www.beckmancoulter.com | AU 5800 | chemistry | continuous random access/floor standing | —/2011 | —/annual: ≥ 1.5 million | yes (also sold by McKesson, Henry Schein, Medline, Thermo Fisher Scientific) | DxC 700 AU, AU480 | — | 50 × 168 × 62 in./72 sq. ft. | 2,300–6,375 lbs. (model dependent)/— | 54–216 (54–216 can be run and calibrated at one time) (model dependent) | 18 (76 can be active simultaneously) | 2,000–9,800/8 min. 30 sec. | 3 | photometry, potentiometry | 4.5 min./model dependent | 12.5 min./model dependent | 14.5 min./model dependent | 1 min. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200–6,000 (varies by assay)/self-contained multiuse | yes (4ϒ–12ϒC)/yes | yes/yes | liquid chemistry (open reagent system)/yes | no/no | yes/400 specimens | rack | yes/no | 1–25 µL | 120 µL/41 µL or 1 µL with 4 mm above gel barrier/50 µL | yes (dead volume: 50 µL) | yes | yes/yes (primary, secondary tubes: 11.5–16 × 55–102 mm; nested micro cups) | no | yes | yes/yes/yes | detection and quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/0.001 parts per million | yes | yes | yes | yes (62–248 L/hr. consumption during operation) (model dependent) | yes (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: assay dependent) | 1 day/14 days/14–20 days/30 days/— | yes (90 sec. warm-up time)/yes | yes/yes | yes | direct to drain | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128)/yes | yes | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) | yes | yes | onboard/Cerner, Antrim, CCA, Chemware, Dawning Technologies, SCC, Dynamic Healthcare, Antek, more | yes (included in instrument price)/yes (broadcast download and host query) | yes/within 24 hrs. | 1.2 down service calls per year (displays error codes for troubleshooting) | daily: 8 min.; weekly: 15 min.; monthly: 45 min. | yes/no | yes | yes (2 training slots)/3 days (combination of vendor and customer sites; includes vendor training and in-lab operator training) | yes (at vendor site)/yes | yes (1 year)/— | lower total cost of ownership due to fewer consumables and concentrated reagents; most common parts can be changed in three steps in less than 60 seconds and without tools | |||||
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Contact:
Email:
City, State:
Phone:
Website:
Name of instrument:
Type of instrument:
Operational type/Model type:
List price/First year sold in U.S.:
Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume:
Company manufactures instrument:
Other models in this family of analyzers:
No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries):
Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint:
Weight empty/Weight fully loaded:
No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously:
No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels:
Test throughput per hour/Assay run time:
Chemistry::
No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels:
Detection methods:
Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for::
• Ion-selective electrode:
• Basic metabolic panel:
• Complete metabolic panel:
Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample:
Immunoassay::
Fully automated microplate immunoassay system:
Methodologies supported:
Separation methodologies:
Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test:
• Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample:
Stat time until completion of a cTn test:
• Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample:
Approximate No. of tests per reagent set/Reagent type:
Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use:
Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory:
Reagent form/Reagents barcoded:
Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run:
Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration:
Design of sample-handling system:
Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes:
Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time :
Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume:
Dedicated pediatric sample cup:
Primary tube sampling:
Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes:
Pierces caps on primary tubes:
Protects against probe collision:
Detects clots/liquid level/short sample:
Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots:
Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover:
Automatic rerun capability:
Sample volume can be diluted to rerun out-of-linear-range high results:
Sample volume can be concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results:
Analyzer requires dedicated water supply:
Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported:
Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays:
Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown:
Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC:
Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte:
Waste management:
Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination:
Lab can control analyzer from remote computer:
Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions:
System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring:
UPS backup power supply:
Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced:
LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability:
Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time:
Mean time between failures:
Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel:
Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor:
Maintenance training demonstration module onboard:
Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training:
Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training:
Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d):
Distinguishing features (supplied by company):
Note: a dash in lieu of an answer means company did not answer question or question is not applicable:
