Clinical chemistry analyzers are used for diverse applications and help in monitoring diseases such as diabetes, testing for metabolic functions or cardiac markers, and drugs-of-abuse testing. An ideal solution for mid- to high-volume chemistry analyses, the ADVIA 1800® Clinical Chemistry System from Siemens is designed to deliver power and speed to meet the most demanding performance needs. It pushes the limit of productivity of the core lab and meets the turnaround time (TAT) goals of today's laboratories. With a throughput of up to 1,800 tests per hour, this analyzer provides speed to keep pace with workload peaks. It can also handle 200 basic metabolic panels per hour.
This unit's extensive and growing menu allows integration of general clinical chemistry testing with testing for drugs-of-abuse, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), special chemistry and specific proteins like Cystatin C and CardioPhase® hsCRP. Direct sampling from track prevents detaining tubes at analyzer and reduces aliquoting.
Featuring intuitive new software and capabilities, the ADVIA 1800 System moves laboratories to smarter chemistry testing. Its redundant sample loading for built-in backup allows easy handling of non-routine samples. Automatic Sample Retain technology provides the ability to perform reruns and dilutions without the need to retrieve primary tubes.
Other features include
- High-resolution touchscreen that delivers push-button operation
- Optimal standardization of reagents and systems for efficient consumable usage
- Refrigerated onboard storage of controls and reagents for extended stability and increased productivity
- Minimal-maintenance ISEs
- Automation ready design - no additional hardware required
- Robust hardware and simplified software design, with automatic calibration validation and tracking
- Reagent pause capability and onboard Sample Pause button that make loading easy
- Advances in reagent onboard stability, calibration frequency, interference reduction and assay linearity expansion
- Remote diagnostics and ILQC (Inter-Laboratory Quality Control) options
The unit's large onboard reagent capacity and optional concentrated reagents reduce interruptions. It also features consolidation power with a comprehensive menu, consistent cycle times, speed and open application capability. ADVIA 1800 also allows sample integrity checking, including serum indices reporting, short sample flagging and clot detection, reduces manual intervention. Reliable lab equipment suppliers offer chemistry reagents and consumables for this analyzer as well as refurbished models of the device with a 90-day parts warranty.