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Abbott
| Company | Abbott |
|---|---|
| Name of analyzer | Alinity h-series |
| Contact | James Pickering |
| City, State | Lake Forest, IL |
| Phone | 800-323-9100 |
| Website | |
| Analyzer application | diagnostic and research use |
| Dimensions of analyzer (H × W × | 59 × 24 × 36 in./— |
| Country where analyzer was | U.S./Singapore |
| First year analyzer was sold in U.S./Approximate No. of units installed in U.S.* | 2023/25 |
| First year analyzer sold outside | 2017/975 |
| Foreign locations where company | Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Spain, U.K., Vietnam, more (installed in the aforementioned countries) |
| Human languages (other than | Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, more |
| Analyzer list price | — |
| • Analyzer acquisition options | purchase, trade in, lease, reagent rental agreement |
| Training included with purchase/Total time for basic training per operator | 15 min. daily; 30 min. weekly |
| • Follow-up training available | yes (extra charge) |
| Parameters that analyzer tests and reports | %&# eosinophils, %&# immature granulocytes, %&# lymphocytes, %&# monocytes, %&# neutrophils, %&# basophils, %&# reticulocyte count, Hb, Hct, MCH, more |
| Types of testing FDA cleared or approved for analyzer | — |
| Types of body fluids FDA cleared or approved for analysis on analyzer | — |
| Analytical measurement range for body fluid | — |
| Precision for body fluid | — |
| Accuracy for body fluid | — |
| Automated differential performed for body fluids | — |
| Tests available for research use only | WBC viability fraction, % microcytic RBCs, % macrocytic RBCs, % hypochromic RBCs, % hyperchromic RBCs, more |
| Differential methods used | advanced MAPSS technology |
| Analytical measurement range: • WBC count/RBC count | WBC: 0.04–447.00 × 103 cells/µL/RBC: 0.01–8.08 × 106 cells/µL |
| Precision: • WBC count/RBC count | WBC: ≤3.5% CV @ >4.0 × 103 cells/µL/RBC: ≤1.5% CV @ >4.00 × 106 cells/µL |
| Accuracy: • WBC count/RBC count | — |
| Interfering substances: • WBC/RBC | cryoglobulin, cryofibrinogen, fragile WBCs, nonviable WBCs, neutrophil aggregates, hemoglobin C crystals, NRBCs, platelet clumps or aggregates/RBC autoagglutinins, cold agglutinins, giant platelets, RBC fragments |
| • Hemoglobin/Platelets | hemoglobin C crystals/RBC autoagglutinins, cold agglutinins, cryoglobulin, cryofibrinogen, giant platelets, platelet clumps or aggregates, platelet satellitism, RBC fragments, more |
| • Hematocrit/Reticulocytes | RBC autoagglutinins, cold agglutinins, giant platelets, platelet clumps or aggregates, more/RBC autoagglutinins, cold agglutinins, babesiosis, malaria, Heinz bodies, more |
| • Automated differential | cryoglobulin, cryofibrinogen, fragile WBCs, nonviable WBCs, neutrophil aggregates, hemoglobin C crystals, more |
| Throughput: max. CBCs per hour/Max. CBCs with differentials per hour | 119/119 |
| • Max. No. of slides processed per hour if stainer included | 65 |
| FDA-cleared or -approved sample container types (besides potassium EDTA) | none |
| Min. specimen volume open mode/Closed mode/Microsample capability | ≤100 µL/≤100 µL/no |
| Types of patient data archived/Max. No. of archived patient data accessible when analyzer online | patient demographics, previous test results, graphics, more (customizable)/— |
| Analyzer performs delta checks | yes |
| Parameters for which flags may appear | morphological flags, including left shift, blasts, variant lymphocytes, platelet clumps, RBC fragments, more |
| Analyzer recognizes and holds test results | yes, for follow-up, confirmatory testing, and potential test rerun (parameters for flags to hold samples defined by client or vendor) |
| Scattergram display uses cell-specific color | yes |
| Histogram display uses color with thresholds | yes |
| LIS interface formats supported | ASTM 1394-91, ASTM 1381, HL7 version 2, HL7 version 3 |
| • Middleware interface | yes (can use company’s middleware or third-party middleware or connect directly to LIS) |
| • Information transferred to LIS via middleware or LIS interface | numeric results, flagged results, histograms, scatterplots, patient demographics, patient orders, more |
| Analyzer transmits LOINC codes for results to LIS or middleware | no |
| Lab automation system or workcells to which analyzer has a direct interface | Abbott Diagnostics |
| Barcode symbologies read on specimen tube | Codabar, Code 39, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5 |
| • Analyzer allows barcode placement per CLSI standard Auto02-A2 | yes |
| No. of onboard reagents required for standard specimen analysis | 3 |
| • Reagents ready to use/Reagent tracking method | yes/barcode reader |
| Onboard diagnostics for troubleshooting | yes |
| • Manufacturer can perform diagnostics via remote access | yes |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | one-year warranty/variable |
| Notes | — |