Updated: February 2022
For labs and hospitals that want to increase productivity and decrease operating costs, a refurbished Olympus AU400 hits the sweet spot.
Quiz time!
- Are you a small or mid-volume lab or hospital?
- Do you want accurate test results, faster?
- Would you like to reduce operating costs?
- And increase productivity in your workplace?
If you answered yes (and we’re willing to bet a lot of you did), then the obvious answer is the Olympus AU400 chemistry analyzer.
The fully-automated Olympus AU400 chemistry analyzer has been a reliable workhorse for two decades. It’s built for labs and hospitals around the world that need reportable, accurate, and quick results. But that’s not all! It’s also efficient, economical, and super easy to use.
Diagnostics and clinical research labs
Mid-sized hospitals
Core and commercial labs
Fast paced hospitals can’t waste time on specialized training. Fiscally responsible labs need to make the most of limited resources. The AU400 is the user-friendly solution to getting reliable results, fast.
Plus it’s used for a wide range of testing applications, including:
- Chemistry
- Urine chemistry
- Specific proteins
- Esoteric chemistries
- Tests for therapeutic drug monitoring
- Drugs-of-abuse
- And thyroid function
Test for drugs of abuse with ease
Drug of abuse testing takes place in a variety of settings - hospitals, clinical laboratories, physician offices, and homes. High quality lab equipment such as analyzers and ready-to-use assays are important for fast, accurate and consistent drug test results. Olympus AU400 has been the preferred chemistry analyzer for drugs of abuse testing for more than 2 decades.
Drug testing is the evaluation of blood, urine or other type of biological sample to determine if the subject has been using a particular drug.
This fully automated chemistry analyzer is ideal for small to medium-sized labs for routine, STAT, urine, and homogenous assays. It comes with a throughput of 400 tests per hour (+ 400 ISE), thus achieving the highest possible level of performance.
The device uses a spot photometry technology which has a proven performance for high precision. It also features:
- Enhanced operational comfort and versatile functions
- Two permanent probes - a sample probe and a reagent probe
- Refrigerated reagent chamber with 72 reagent bottles
The reagents and controls used in the analyzer also play a leading role in the accuracy of substance abuse tests. The AU400 uses the same reagents and user interface as larger systems. The liquid reagents are supplied in wedge-shaped plastic bottles with barcode labels. For Olympus AU400, most laboratories use CEDIA drug of abuse testing reagents and DRI multi-level controls from Thermo Scientific. Some of them are - Thermo Kit Buprenorphine MCC, Thermo Kit PAR TDM L3 MAS and Thermo Kit THC 100mL.
With the rapid expansion in the scope of drug of abuse testing, the CEDIA and DRI immunoassays continue to meet the challenge. Available in multiple kit sizes, they have a large menu of tests available and offer applications for an array of clinical chemistry analyzers.
Reports continue to show growth of Drug of Abuse (DOA) testing over the next 5 years. In such a competitive market, Olympus Au400 is a promising solution that can provide quick, accurate and reliable results for your busy lab at less than half the price of a new unit. You can also lease your unit to make the cost more manageable.
Get reliable clinical chemistry testing
Improved diagnostic testing solutions that meet the needs of clinical laboratories are a critical component in clinical chemistry testing. The Olympus AU400 analyzer is an automated chemistry analyzer for turbidimetric, spectrophotometric and ion selective electrode measurements. The unit serves as a primary chemistry analyzer for small to medium size hospitals and laboratories or as a dedicated specialty analyzer for larger institutions, in single or multiple locations.
This FDA-approved chemistry analyzer offers a broad test menu including those of homogeneous immunoassays for protein analytes such as apolipoproteins, immunoglobulin, and complement components. The AU series applies the standardization design, which helps to increase productivity, reduce operating costs, and deliver fast and reliable results.
The device includes two permanent probes - a sample probe (2 - 50 µl) and a reagent probe (20 - 300 µl) - and a refrigerated reagent chamber that accommodates 72 reagent bottles. It also features:
Ease of operation with mouse-control Windows software and touch screen
Spot photometry technology to generate accurate test data
Clot detection and crash prevention for sample and reagent dispenser
Less consumption of liquid stable reagents
Bar-coded ready-to-use reagents
Probe tip speed control to prevent liquid splashing
A triple washing station to eliminate contamination
Pull down menus and help functions to ensure basic operation in minutes
With a throughput of 400 photometric tests per hour and 800 tests with ISE, most hospitals and commercial labs can perform all the tests they need at a responsible cost.
The system has the capacity to store 80 samples and allows continuous loading. If required, 46 parameters can be analyzed at a time. The software has the ability to perform online data transfer and remote maintenance. It also provides for efficient inventory management.
For therapeutic drug monitoring, laboratories use drug-of-abuse testing reagents and controls with this analyzer.
You can get yours from Block Scientific refurbished to OEM specs. Refurbished devices come with a 90-day part warranty and service contracts, and reagents, controls, and consumables.
Economical, efficient, and easy to use
Fully automated clinical chemistry analyzers provide quick, reportable, and accurate test results. The Olympus AU400 is a popular model for small to medium-size hospitals and laboratories. It can also serve as a dedicated specialty analyzer for larger facilities on a budget (since it’s an older model that’s refurbished to OEM specs). The broad test menu of this automated analyzer includes chemistry, urine chemistry, specific proteins, esoteric chemistries and tests for therapeutic drug monitoring, drugs-of-abuse, and thyroid function. CEDIA drug of abuse testing reagents are often used with Olympus AU400 for reliable drug test results.
Olympus AU400 - Fully Featured for High Performance in Frugal Labs
Economical
- Maximum throughput of 800 tests per hour (with ISE)
- Reduced reaction volume - down to 150 μl
- Less consumption of liquid stable reagents
- Improved measurement - savings in reagent and running costs
Easy-to-use
- Ease of operation with mouse-control Windows software and touch screen
- Bar-coded ready-to-use reagents
- Pull down menus and help functions to ensure basic operation in minutes
Advanced Technologies
- Spot photometry technology to generate accurate test data
- Modem support for continuous communication and service
- Computer controlled liquid dispensing for speed and positional adjustment
- Probe tip speed control to prevent liquid splashing
Safety Features
- Clot detection and crash prevention for sample and reagent dispenser
- A triple washing station to eliminate contamination
Chemistry analyzers are generally used in clinical labs to detect the levels of ethanol and glucose in blood samples. However, they also find use in the alcohol industry to analyze wine and beer molecules with great accuracy. The industry also uses mass spectrometers to analyze consistency with bulk batches. These laboratory instruments proved excellent tools for the development of the Next Glass app. Next Glass utilizes the capabilities of these instruments to predict whether the wine or beer that people are thinking of buying will taste good to them.
Next Glass uses the AU400 chemical analyzer to identify the levels of ethanol (alcohol) and glucose (sugar) in a sample. This clinical chemistry analyzer can identify and measure thousands of compounds in a single sample. The high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometer in the Next Glass laboratory tests 160 different beer and wine samples a day. It magnifies over 20,000 molecular compounds in every sample to provide the most cohesive data analysis possible. The data helps to map out a genome for these beverages to find patterns and chemical signatures for drinks that customers will enjoy.
After users download the app, they can rate some wines or beers that they like and dislike. This clever app learns buyers' taste profiles as they rate wines and beers. When shopping, customers can use the app to scan new bottles that they might want to buy. When the app is opened, it cross-references the customer's profile against its own database of 23,000 bottles of wine and beer. Next Glass displays the ratings so that users can make the right decision, that is, buy wine or beer that they will like - even before they taste it.
Next Glass says that its decision to use the AU400 chemical analyzer and the liquid chromatography mass spectrometer was based on the recommendation of The David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) in Kannapolis, North Carolina (DHMRI). The Institute tested a magnitude of wine on all of its instruments, and identified the most relevant data. Later, the data points from the wine results were used in taste trials to cross-reference with the software that Next Glass was developing. DHMRI found that AU400 chemical analyzer and the High Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer provided the most conclusive results.
Find out what a refurbished AU400 can do in your lab.
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