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Tosoh Bioscience
| Company | Tosoh Bioscience |
|---|---|
| Name of instrument | AIA-2000 |
| City, State | Grove City, OH |
| Phone | 800-248-6764 |
| Website | |
| Type of instrument | immunoassay |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | —/2008 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted test volume | > 65/monthly: > 1,500 |
| Company manufactures instrument | yes (also sold by McKesson, Henry Schein, Thermo Fisher, Medline) |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | AIA-360, AIA-900 |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | ~80/> 1,000 (worldwide) |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | AIA-2000 ST: 50 × 59 × 35 in./AIA-2000 LA: 50 × 59 × 47 in./14.6 sq. ft. |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 882 lbs./— |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 48 (48 can be run and calibrated at one time) |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | 0 |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | 200 (18 min. to first result, 18 sec. for subsequent results)/18–58 min. (avg. 38 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 | no |
| Methodologies supported | fluorescence enzyme immunoassay (FEIA) |
| Separation methodologies | — |
| Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | 18 min. |
| Stat time until completion of a cTn test | 18 min. |
| • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | 18 sec. |
| Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | no/yes |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | yes/yes |
| Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | dry chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes |
| Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | no/no |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/~3 hours or 200 specimens or 960 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/10 µL/100 µL |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | no |
| Primary tube sampling | yes |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | yes/no |
| Pierces caps on primary tubes | no |
| Protects against probe collision | yes |
| 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)/— |
| 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 not stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: 90 days) |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | —/—/—/—/90 days |
| Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | no/no |
| Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | no/yes |
| Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | yes |
| Waste management | automated collection onboard instrument or direct to drain |
| 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 | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) |
| System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring | no |
| UPS backup power supply | yes |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | onboard/Clinisys, Oracle Health, MedLab, SCC Soft Computer, SchuyLab, IDEAS, more |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | no/yes (host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | no/within 24 hrs. |
| Mean time between failures | 106 days (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | daily: 5 min.; weekly: 5 min.; monthly: 10 min. |
| Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | yes/yes (both include audit trail of who replaced parts) |
| Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | no |
| Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | yes (2 training slots)/4 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) | dry reagent with no biotin interference, unit dose test cup, 90-day calibration stability for most assays; 3 separate incubators to minimize processing time; dual clot detection, automated dilutions, and pretreament; available in 2 models–standard (ST) and line automation (LA)–appropriate for stat and routine use |