AC-4
Overview
The Helena AC-4 is a fast, flexible, accurate photo-optical, fully automated coagulometer suitable for clotting, chromogenic and immunoturbidimetric assays using plasma.
Detection principle:
- Photo-optical
- 4 x laser optics utilising 405nm wavelength
- Suitable for icteric and lipaemic samples
Measurement:
- Clotting
- Chromogenic
- Immunoturbidimetric
Sample processing:
- Plasma sample
- Cap piercing
- 24 position sample rack
- Up to 110 PT/Hour
- Up to 45 APTT/Hour
- Stat sample position
- Suitable for spun primary sample tubes
- Integrated barcode for primary patient IDs
Main features
- Simple, comprehensive, walk away operation
- Integrated barcode reader
- On-board printer
- Dedicated TECAM software
- Automatic plasma dilutions
- Automatic calibration curves and quality control
- Single or duplicate sample analysis
- Complete positive patient ID
- Integrated bar code reader for fast, accurate sample loading
- STAT position for quick and easy emergency sample analysis
- Cap piercing ensures operator safety with direct access to sealed primary tubes (includes needle guard)
- Micro volume procedures
- Reagent dead volumes less than 300μl
- Low consumption of consumables: Rinse (<1ml/test) Clean (<15ml/day)
- Fully programmable, allowing optimisation of existing tests and design of new test protocols
- Integrated thermal printer
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