Horiba Pentra C400
From routine to specific tests, perform them all on a single system.
General Description
- Analysis Method Types:
- Spectrophotometry: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry
- Potentiometry: Direct (Serum or Plasma) and Indirect (Urine)
- Up to 55 assays on board
- Optional ISE Module (Na+, K+, Cl-)
- Maximum Throughput: 420 test/h
- CE Marked
Reagent Handling
- 52 Reagent positions on board:
- 44 in a closed refrigerated area (2-10°C)
- 8 at room temperature
- Positive Reagent Identification:Integrated Barcode Reader
- Reagent Probe : Level Detection and Preheating
- Reagent Management with Cassettes: Automated Reagent On-board Stability Check plus Test Countdown with automatic back-up
- Reagent Volume: from 2 to 600 µL
Calibrator/Control Handling
- Calibrator/Controls Positioning on Sample or Reagent Tray
- Automatic Standard Dilution Series:
- Dilution Factors: Main Direct 1/2 - 1/150
- Dilution Factors: Main Indirect 1/2 - 1/1508
Reaction System
- Reaction Volume: 150 to 600 µL
- Reaction Temperature: Air bath at 37°C
- Photometer Reaction Cycle:12 seconds
- Mixing with Teflon-coated Stirrer
- Reaction Time: 1 to 100 cycles
- Disposable Acrylic Cuvettes
- Automatic Cuvette Changer
- Cuvette Capacity: 36 segments (432 cuvettes)
- 7 Integrated Calculation Algorithms
Sample Handling
- Sample Capacity: 6 racks with 10 sample positions for primary tubes or cups
- Continuous loading
- Positive Sample Identification: Integrated Barcode Reader and Tube Presence Detector
- Sample Integrity:Level, Shock and Clot Detection
- Sample Collection Format: 0.7, 4, 5, 7 and 10 mL (diameter: 16mm)
- Sample Specimen: Serum, Plasma, Urine, CSF, Whole Blood, Homogeneous Fluids
- Sample Volume: 2 to 380 µL
- Automatic Sample Dilution: from 1/2 to 1/22,500
- ISE: 20 µL (Indirect) or 60 µL (Direct)
- Automatic Post Concentration: from x2.0 to x 10.0
- Automatic Re-run
The Clinical Chemistry market is constantly evolving; adapting to it is permanent requirement. The Pentra 400 range continues to develop with one clear objective: "above all, maintain the number of Pentra 400 sales". More evolution than revolution, changes in Pentra 400 have become necessary in this competitive market.
Ten years after its launch, the analyzer needs to stand out from the system first produced a decade ago. It has constantly evolved since its launch and has been "brought up to date". Today, the Pentra C400 boasts a letter, C, for Chemistry, and both "slight" and "significant" changes. The Clinical Chemistry Product Manager, Lionel Serph, has "refreshed" the Pentra 400 to maintain its number of sales: "The core of the system has stayed the same, but it needed some development", stated the specialist.
Thus, the changes will affect certain cosmetic and design aspects; some features will be added and in particular, meticulous work on the sampling needle of the analyser, which has already been achieved. Especially, after ten years of loyal service, maintaining the recognized product reliability was prerequisite. A product that carries out "85% of the Clinical Chemistry business is a priority device", noted Lionel Serph.
From a technical point of view, it will take a year before the production line passes definitively from one product to another. Six months later, "all documents are ready", confirmed Lionel Serph. Some machines are already on the market. The business purpose of this development must enable the Pentra C400 to maintain its success in its category "before extending the range of existing products with new machines".
Physical
| System Size | 40” x 28” x 25” (W x L x H) |
| System Weight | 264 lbs |
| External Cooling Unit Size | 12” x 17” x 16” (W x L x H) |
| External Cooling Unit Weight | 77 lbs |
| Printer | Printer |
| Sound level | < 60 dBa |
| Operating temperature | from 15 to 32°C |
| Operating Humidity | from 20 to 85% |
| Total Power Requirements (with Printer) | 1000 VA |
| Water | De-ionized/Distilled Water - 10L Tank |
| Water specifications |
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Computer & Software
| Operating system | Windows XP |
| Data processing |
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| Integrated Validation Station | |
| Quality Control Management | Levey Jennings, Automatic QC, Default controls and Westgard rules |
| Logs |
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| Export of archived data and Quality Control data (QCP) | USB key |
| Audible alarms | |
| Interactive Help | HTML Format |
Optical System
| Tungsten-halogen Lamp | |
| Measurement Principle |
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| Sensor | Photo diode array |
| Optical Linearity | 2.5 A. at 340mm; 3.0 at other wavelengths |
