Point-of-care analyzers allow early diagnosis of various conditions, facilitating faster therapeutic decision-making. The Cholestech LDX by Alere is a small, portable analyzer and test cassette system that has set the standard in point-of-care lipid profile, cholesterol, and glucose testing. With rapid, accurate results, it ensures immediate awareness and identification of cardiovascular and diabetes health risks in just 5 minutes.
The CLIA-waived Alere Cholestech LDX® Analyzer has a 32-character display screen and three buttons that control all the steps needed for operation. Fingerstick sampling and small sample size (40μL) makes results less painful and time consuming, and easy to obtain. Unique safeguards, automated checks and calibrations help ensure analyzer integrity and accurate results, and eliminate user error.
Testing full lipid profile and glucose level involves just 3 steps:
- Perform a fingerstick and collect the sample with a capillary tube within 10 seconds.
- Dispense the sample into the test cassette.
- Insert the cassette and press the RUN button.
While Cassette Type 1 is used for lipids, glucose, ALT, and AST, Cassette Type 2 is used for hs-CRP only. Used with the Alere Cholestech LDX® System, the Lipid Profile cassette measures total cholesterol (TC), a measure of the total amount of cholesterol in the blood, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides or TRG (fatty acids and glycerol that circulate in the blood and are stored as body fat). Lipid Profile also calculates the TC/HDL ratio, non-HDL cholesterol, and estimates the level of LDL cholesterol.
The CLIA-waived Cholestech LDX System includes: Cholestech LDX Analyzer, Power Supply, Optics Check Cassette, User Manual, Procedure Manual CD, Warranty Card, Accessory Tray, Capillary Tubes, Capillary Plungers, Lancets, MiniPet Pipette, Pipette Tips, Printer and Cable Assembly and Training Video. Leading suppliers of lab equipment in New York offer the Alere Cholestech LDX® analyzer at a great price.