Providing full walk-away capability to small and mid-size laboratories, the new Yumizen H550 has been designed to meet the challenging laboratories requirements of providing a cost-effective solution based on ‘state of art’ hematology diagnosis combined with the user-friendly operation. The Yumizen H550 is a compact 6-Diff hematology analyser with an auto sampling system which aims at providing a full walk-away capability to a variety of clinical environments: hospitals, satellite labs, emergency care, small independent labs as well as doctors’ offices. With safe sample management, the Yumizen H550 is able to deliver a one hour hands-off operation with 40 samples in racks. Additional benefits include: continuous loading, automatic sample mixing, positive identification of samples and a manual mode for STAT samples for both open and closed tubes. The latter will manage emergency and pediatrics demands for a variety of samples types. Based on the innovative ‘3 reagent use’ technology with low consumption, the Yumizen H550 hematology system incorporates enhanced features with high added value for laboratories in terms of data management and traceability standards: flexible connectivity with both ASTM and HL7 communication standards and overlapping quality controls.

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A new addition to the Stat Profile line of blood gas critical care analysers, Stat Profile Prime Plus, has gained CE mark certification and is now available in all CE-regulated countries. Prime Plus features maintenance-free sensor technology to provide 22 essential critical care tests including blood gases, electrolytes, metabolites, hematology, and co-oximetry. Prime Plus also features new and patented, non-lysing whole blood co-oximetry technology, along with automated quality control (QC), powerful data management, bidirectional connectivity, and extensive cybersecurity protection. Prime Plus incorporates Nova’s innovative, maintenance-free sensor technology with individual MicroSensor cards, calibrator cartridges, and quality control cartridges. This design eliminates sensor and co-oximeter maintenance, improves analyser uptime, and reduces testing costs. The MicroSensor Card provides 22 whole blood assays including co-oximetry and new critical care assays for urea, creatinine, and ionized magnesium. Prime Plus provides a complete co-oximetry panel without chemically or mechanically lysing the blood, which eliminates corrosive lysing reagents and mechanical complexity and improves instrument reliability and reduces costs. Prime Plus delivers a comprehensive critical care panel in about one minute from 135 microliters of whole blood. Tests include pH, PCO2, PO2, SO2%, Na, K, Cl, iCa, iMg, TCO2, glucose, lactate, urea, creatinine, Hct, Hb, O2Hb, COHb, MetHb, HHb, HbF, and tBil. A special safety sample port allows for easy docking and hands-free sampling, and the Clot Bloc sample flow path protects sensors from blood clot blockages and related downtime. Prime Plus provides total quality monitoring with automated QC that verifies analyser accuracy and precision on assayed liquid controls, and supplemental quality monitoring that electronically monitors and verifies correct performance of all analytical components for each analysis and calibration. It also features a powerful data management system and bidirectional connectivity, remote analyser review and control of connected Prime Plus analysers, and the most comprehensive cybersecurity features to protect patient health information and prevent viruses.

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Nova Biomedical recently announced CE-mark certification for Allegro, a capillary blood analyser for point-of-care testing in primary care settings. Allegro and its StatStrip A companion meter provide 14 clinically important tests to monitor glycemic control, assess cardiac risk with a full lipids panel, and assess kidney function. All results are ready during the patient visit, simplifying clinic workflow and producing cost savings for providers, while offering clinical benefits for patients. All Allegro tests use easy capillary fingerstick sampling and disposable test cartridges or strips. To monitor glycemic control, Allegro provides HbA1c, glucose, and estimated average glucose tests. To assess cardiac risk, Allegro provides total, HDL, non-HDL, and LDL cholesterol tests, cholesterol/HDL ratio, and triglycerides tests. To assess kidney function, Allegro provides urine creatinine, urine albumin, and urine a1bumin/creatinine ratio, and blood creatinine with eGFR tests. Allegro is the only analyser that can measure HbAlc, lipids, glucose, and creatinine from a capillary sample. Its innovative design comprises dual measurement bays, which offers the ability to measure two cartridges simultaneously, doubling throughput and improving efficiency. Allegro’s companion meter wirelessly transmits results to the analyser, where they combine with all cartridge test results for one patient report. All results can be transmitted to electronic medical records for providers to review with patients during the visit. Having immediate results during the patient visit reduces clinic follow-up calls, letters, and patient re-visits, and improves patient satisfaction, compliance with care plans, and outcomes. The analysers’ HbA1c accuracy is certified by the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization program (NGSP), and total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol are certified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Cholesterol Reference Method Laboratory Network.
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HA5, a new 5-diff hematology system based on microfluidics, complements Biosystems’ portfolio of products addressed to routine laboratories. Implementing state-of-the-art technology, microfluidics allows reducing reagent consumption up to approximately 75% compared to other analysers on the market. That means not only saving on handling, storage and transportation cost, but also advantages in reagent management as a 400-test single pack contains all the reagents required to perform the analysis, with a weight just slightly over 5kg. HA5 works in closed mode with standard vacuum tubes. Once the tube is loaded, a built-in rotor assures correct homogenization of the sample before proceeding with the analysis, with a throughput of 60 tests/hour. The measuring method uses laser-based flow cytometry with forward-scattered light detection and volumetric impedance; it provides a 26-parameter complete blood cell count report that includes RBC and PLT histograms, as well as a 5-part WBC scattergram. A large full-colour LCD touchscreen with an intuitive interface allows clear and easy operation, including reagent and controls management through QR codes, patient identification through barcode reader, LIS communication and personalized laboratory configuration. The small footprint (283 x 226 x 333 mm) of the instrument allows its installation even in very reduced spaces, making it especially suited for Emergency Departments, ICUs, private clinics, blood banks, or even in mobile care units.

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