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LABiTec LAbor BioMedical Technologies GmbH
| Company | LABiTec LAbor BioMedical Technologies GmbH |
|---|---|
| Instrument name | CoaLAB 1000 |
| Contact | M. Schramm |
| City State | Ahrensburg, Germany |
| Phone | 011-49-4102-47950 |
| Website | |
| First year sold | — |
| List price/Model type | —/benchtop |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Weight/Instrument footprint | 19.6 × 30.7 × 23.6 in./70.5 lbs./5 sq. ft. |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. | —/— (worldwide [except U.S., Canada]) |
| Composition of installs: Hospital lab/Reference lab/Other | — |
| Targeted daily, monthly, annual test volume | daily: 100–400; monthly: 2, 000–8, 000; annual: 24, 000–95, 000 |
| Operational type | batch, random access |
| Country where analyzer designed/Manufactured | Germany/Germany |
| Company manufactures instrument | yes (also sold via OEM distribution, local distributors) |
| FDA-approved clotting-based tests | — |
| FDA-approved chromogenic tests | — |
| FDA-approved immunologic tests | — |
| Other FDA-approved tests | — |
| User-defined tests in clinical use | — |
| Tests in development or awaiting FDA 510(k) clearance | — |
| Methodologies supported | clot detection, mechanical and optical; photometric with mechanical stirring, turbodensitometric; chromogenic; immunologic (photometric) |
| Number of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 15 |
| Number of different assays programmed and calib. at one time | 50 |
| No. of user-definable (open) channels/No. active simultaneously | 50/15 |
| Factor assays require manual manipulation or dilutions | — |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | 120 PT tests/— |
| Design of sample-handling system | cuvette ring, sample cups |
| Operates on whole blood or spun plasma | spun plasma |
| Reagent type | self-contained single-use vials; open reagent system (liquid, lyophilized [reconstituted manually]) |
| Reagent barcode-reading capability | yes, for some tests |
| No. of reagent containers held onboard/Reagents ready to use | 15/yes |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory/Reagents refrigerated onboard | yes/yes/no |
| Reagents, consumables loaded without interrupting testing | yes (reagents) |
| Instrument uses proprietary or third-party reagents | user’s option (same capabilities when third-party reagents used) |
| Maximum time same lot number of reagents can be used | — |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/22 samples plus 3 stat (reagent dependent) |
| Min.–max. specimen volume that can be aspirated at one time | 2–275 µL |
| Min. sample volume required for PT/PTT/Factor VIII activity | 50 µL/50 µL/assay dependent |
| Types of disposables used | — |
| Primary tube sampling supported/Pierces caps on primary tubes | yes/no |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Nonstandard sizes | yes/no |
| Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, UPC, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128)/no |
| Auto tracks product volume/Measures number of tests remaining | yes/yes |
| Short sample detection | yes |
| Clot detection as preanalytical variable in plasma sample | no |
| Auto detects adequate reagents for aspiration or analysis | yes (aspiration and analysis) |
| Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, turbidity, icterus, lipemia | no |
| Dilutes patient samples onboard | yes |
| Automatic rerun capability/Auto reflex testing capability | yes/no |
| Lag time during which hypercoagulable sample not detected | no |
| User can adjust reagent volumes/Sample volumes | yes/yes |
| User can adjust No. of reagents/Sources of reagents | yes/yes |
| User can adjust incubation times/Reading times | yes/yes |
| Autocalibration/Calibrants stored onboard | yes/yes |
| Multipoint calibration supported/Recommended frequency | yes/with lot change |
| • PT alone | <2 minutes/120 specimens |
| • PT, PTT | <5 minutes/71 specimens |
| • Fibrinogen | <5 minutes/50 specimens |
| • Factor VIII activity assay | <6 minutes/— |
| • D-dimer | <6 minutes/— |
| Time delay from ordering stat to aspiration of sample | 3 minutes |
| How labs get LOINC codes for results | functionality not provided |
| Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | yes/yes |
| Information that can be barcode-scanned on instrument | specimen identifier |
| Compatible with laboratory automation systems | no |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | onboard/— |
| Interface supplied by instrument vendor | no |
| Results transferred to LIS as soon as test time complete | yes |
| Bidirectional interface capability | yes (host query) |
| Remote servicing provided/UPS backup power supply | no/no |
| Instrument connections to transfer information | data-management system, which in turn connects to LIS; directly to LIS |
| Interface standards supported | LAN connection provides FTP result file transfer |
| Information transferred to data-management software | device unique identifier, patient ID, specimen ID, result |
| Avg. time for basic user training | 3 days (at customer and vendor offices) |
| Approximate scheduled maintenance time | per shift: 1 minute; daily: 3 minutes; weekly: 5 minutes; monthly: 15 minutes |
| Maintenance records kept onboard | yes |
| Warranty with purchase/Annual service contract cost (24/7) | yes/— |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | easy-to-use, standalone device with small footprint; onboard user and service software, no external PC required; optimized for small to mid-sized labs |