Dedicated to creating innovative products that improve health and quality of life, Abbott is now expanding its diagnostic wing. The company recently received the CE mark for its Alinity h-series integrated system for hematology testing that integrates the Alinity hq analyzer with the Alinity hs slide marker and stainer module. With a throughput of 133 complete blood counts (CBCs) per m2, Abbott claims that its h-series solution is 20 percent faster per m2 than other currently available integrated hematology systems .
While the Alinity hq analyzer automates the performance of the CBC and reports results within a matter of minutes, the Alinity hs module automates blood film preparation and staining, and also has the ability to stain externally prepared blood films. Laboratories can scale and integrate the system modules to accommodate their specific needs today and in the future.
The integrated Alinity h-series system features -
- Intuitive user experience with iconography, color coding and reporting features shared by all Alinity platforms
- Enhanced workflow by integrating workstations, which are currently separated, into a single compact platform
- An internal conveyor that removes the need for an external track and reduces hands-on time spent by operators to move samples around the laboratory
"With built-in simplicity designed specifically for hematology testing, the Alinity h-series is smaller, faster, and more automated than current systems, incorporating advanced features that allow health care professionals to spend less time managing the process of producing results and more time helping patients," said diagnostics products execuctive VP Brian Blase in a prepared statement.
The unit's continuous access gives the laboratory the ability to add tests and reagents without pausing or stopping the instruments to enable uninterrupted workflow, thus reducing wait times. Its reagent bottles are designed to work like a lock and key to ensure that the right reagents can only be inserted into the right location, preventing costly mistakes and time delays in the lab. The Alinity family of systems also uses a common method for sample loading and reagent management, enabling operators to be trained across platforms more simply and quickly. Abbott's Cell Dyn models are designed to address hematology needs in today's changing laboratory environment and offer fast, accurate results, ease of use, low maintenance, and high reliability.