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Alfa Wassermann Diagnostic Technologies
| Company | Alfa Wassermann Diagnostic Technologies |
|---|---|
| Name of instrument | ACE Axcel |
| City, State | West Caldwell, NJ |
| Phone | 800-220-4488 |
| Website | |
| Type of instrument | chemistry |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | $41,875/2012 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | —/daily: ~15–50 comprehensive metabolic panels and lipids |
| Company manufactures instrument | yes (also sold by McKesson, Henry Schein, Medline, AvMedical) |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | ACE Alera |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | — |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | 33 × 28 × 26 in./10 sq. ft. |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 150 lbs./150 lbs. |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 40 (200 can be run and calibrated at one time) |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | 15 (15 can be active simultaneously) |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | 165/— |
| No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels | 3 |
| Detection methods | photometry, potentiometry, turbidimetric homogeneous enzyme immunoassay |
| Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for Ion-selective electrode | 4 min./35 specimens per hr. |
| 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 | 10 sec. |
| Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | — |
| Methodologies supported | — |
| Separation methodologies | — |
| 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 (10°–14°C)/yes |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | yes/yes |
| Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | liquid chemistry (open reagent system)/yes |
| Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | no/no |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/75 min. or 75 specimens or 248 tests |
| Design of sample-handling system | ring |
| Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | no/yes (can store up to 248 cuvettes) |
| Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | 3–200 µL |
| Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | 150 µL/53 µL/50 µL |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | no |
| Primary tube sampling | yes |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | — |
| Pierces caps on primary tubes | yes |
| Protects against probe collision | no |
| Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | no/yes/yes |
| Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots not available |
| Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/— |
| Automatic rerun capability | yes |
| 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 not stored onboard)/yes |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | 3 hrs./—/—/30 days/— |
| Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | no/no |
| 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 |
| Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128)/yes |
| 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 | no |
| UPS backup power supply | no |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | onboard/CGM LabDaq, Clinisys, CGM SchuyLab, LabTrak, more |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | no/yes (host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | —/24 hrs. |
| Mean time between failures | 240 days (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | daily: 15 min.; weekly: 20–30 min.; monthly: 30–40 min. |
| Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | yes (includes audit trail of who replaced parts)/no |
| Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | no |
| Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | yes (1 training slot)/4.5 days (at customer and vendor sites [depends on sales agreement]) |
| Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | no/— |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | yes (1 year)/— |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | 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; new vitamin D test provides results in 10 minutes |