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Dynex Technologies
| Company | Dynex Technologies |
|---|---|
| Name of instrument | DS2 Elite Automated ELISA System |
| Contact | Global Customer Service |
| City, State | Chantilly, VA |
| Phone | 800-288-2354 |
| Website | |
| Type of instrument | immunoassay |
| Operational type/Model type | batch/benchtop |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | —/2007 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | —/daily: < 4 microplates (96-well microplates) |
| Company manufactures instrument | yes |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | DSX |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | —/4,510 (worldwide) |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | 26.25 × 21 × 27.5 in./3.9 sq. ft. |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 105 lbs./— |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | up to 12 assays per microplate (up to 12 can be run) |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | — (open system; up to 12 can be active simultaneously) |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | assay dependent (up to 384 tests per run)/assay dependent |
| 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 basic metabolic panel | — |
| Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for complete metabolic panel | — |
| Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample | — |
| Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | yes (up to 12 tests per unit; 96 wells per microplate) |
| Methodologies supported | enzyme immunoassay |
| Separation methodologies | 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 | — |
| Approximate No. of tests per reagent set/Reagent type | —/open reagent system |
| Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | no (23°±4°C)/— |
| 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/yes |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/up to 192 specimens or up to 192 tests/assays |
| Design of sample-handling system | rack |
| Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | no/— |
| Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | 10–250 µL |
| Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | 10 µL/—/— |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | no |
| Primary tube sampling | yes |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | yes/yes (17 × 100 mm) |
| Pierces caps on primary tubes | no |
| Protects against probe collision | no |
| 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 (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/0 parts per million |
| 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 | no (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: assay dependent) |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | —/assay dependent/assay dependent/—/assay dependent |
| 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 (UPC, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128, Code 93)/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 | yes |
| UPS backup power supply | yes |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | onboard/Clinisys, Oracle Health |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | no/yes (host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | no/24 hrs. |
| Mean time between failures | 250 days (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | daily: 10 min.; weekly: 5 min. |
| Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | no/no |
| Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | no |
| Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | no/3 days (at customer site) |
| Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | yes (at customer site)/yes |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | yes (1 year)/— |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | run any assay from any vendor–fully automated open system; reliable workload scheduling–more than 98 percent mean time between failures; saves space–less than 4 sq. ft. of linear counter space to process up to two 96-well microplates and 100 specimens |