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Tosoh Bioscience
| Company | Tosoh Bioscience |
|---|---|
| Name of instrument | AIA-900 |
| City, State | Grove City, OH |
| Phone | 800-248-6764 |
| Website | |
| Type of instrument | immunoassay |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | —/2011 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | —/monthly: 500–1,500 |
| Company manufactures instrument | yes |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | AIA-360, AIA-2000 |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | ~350/> 1,200 (worldwide) |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | 49 × 35 × 26 in. (loader), 49 × 51 × 26 in. (9-tray sorter), 49 × 60 × 26 in. (19-tray sorter)/— |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 404 lbs. (loader), 562 lbs. (9-tray sorter), 602 lbs. (19-tray sorter)/— |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 45 |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | 0 |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | 90/18–40 min. |
| 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 | — |
| Methodologies supported | fluorescence enzyme immunoassay (FEIA) |
| Separation methodologies | — |
| Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | 20 min. |
| Stat time until completion of a cTn test | 20 min. |
| • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | — |
| Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | no/yes |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | yes/no |
| Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | dry chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes |
| Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | yes/— |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/~2 hours or 45 specimens or 45 tests |
| Design of sample-handling system | rack |
| Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | no/no |
| Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | 2–100 µL |
| Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | 10 µL/110 µL/100 µL |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | no |
| Primary tube sampling | yes |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | yes/— |
| Pierces caps on primary tubes | no |
| Protects against probe collision | — |
| Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | yes/yes/yes |
| Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | — |
| Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | no/no carryover |
| 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 | no (calibrants are stored onboard)/yes |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | —/—/—/—/most assays are 90 days |
| Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | no (5 min. warm-up time)/no |
| Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | no/no |
| Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | yes |
| Waste management | automated collection onboard instrument |
| Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128, JAN)/yes |
| Lab can control analyzer from remote computer | no |
| Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions | no |
| System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring | — |
| UPS backup power supply | yes |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | optional add-on (Tosoh 501RP+)/— |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | no/yes (host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | — |
| Mean time between failures | 354 days (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | daily: 10 min.; weekly: 15 min.; monthly: 15 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 | yes/2.5 days (at vendor site) |
| 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 from installation date)/— |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | unit dose test cup; dry reagent, no premixing or reagent preparation; no interference from biotin; broad menu with fast results; 90-day calibration stability for most assays |