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Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Thursday, September 24, 2026 11 AM-12 PM CT
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026. 1 PM-1:30 PM ET
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 11 AM-12 PM ET
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Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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Gold Standard Diagnostics
| Company | Gold Standard Diagnostics |
|---|---|
| Name of instrument | ThunderBolt |
| City, State | Davis, CA |
| Phone | 530-759-8000 |
| Website | |
| Type of instrument | immunoassay |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | —/2011 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | — |
| Company manufactures instrument | yes (also sold by distribution partners) |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | Bolt |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | —/— (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, more) |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | 22 × 39 (includes laptop) × 22.5 in./6.09 sq. ft. |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 62 lbs./110 lbs. |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | up to 24 (with limitations) |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | — |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | dependent on assay incubation times (192 tests in throughput)/20 min.–4 hr. (avg. 2 hr.) |
| 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 | yes (192 tests per unit; 96 wells per microplate) |
| Methodologies supported | chemiluminescence, 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 | — |
| Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | no (room temperature–40°C)/variable; reagent specific |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | yes/no |
| Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | liquid chemistry (open reagent system)/no |
| Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | no/yes |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/dependent on reagent |
| Design of sample-handling system | slide-in racks |
| Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | no/no |
| Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | 1–300 µL |
| Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | 25 µL/151 µL/150 µL |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | no |
| Primary tube sampling | yes |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | yes/yes |
| Pierces caps on primary tubes | no |
| Protects against probe collision | yes |
| 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)/assay specific |
| 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 | yes |
| Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported | no (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: per batch) |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | —/—/—/—/per batch |
| Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | no (5 min. start-up time)/no |
| Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | yes/yes |
| Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | yes |
| Waste management | manually by user |
| Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128, Code 93, more)/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 | no |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | onboard/— |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | no/yes (host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | no/48 hrs. |
| Mean time between failures | — (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | daily: 5 min.; weekly: 15 min.; monthly: 20 min. |
| Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | yes/some records (dye tests and calibrations) |
| Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | no |
| Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | yes/4 hrs. (at customer or vendor site) |
| Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | yes (at customer or vendor site)/yes (contract dependent) |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | yes (1 year from shipment date)/— |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | open architecture: program any EIA or CLIA protocol; fully customizable with flexible and intuitive software; space saving: high capacity (192 samples) in a 2 × 2 ft. footprint; cost saving: low instrument price point with no routine consumables required |