An overview and comparison ABL80 features
with the Rapidpoint 405 and GEM Premier 3000
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ABL80 Sensor cassette sizes: 50, 100 or 200
tests
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ABL80 solution cartridges: 300 cycles
Size advantage of ABL80:
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Rapidpoint 405 2.4 times larger
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GEM Premier 3000 1.7 times larger
Portability Advantage of ABL80:
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ABL80 weighs 18 lbs.
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Rapidpoint 405 weighs 34 lbs.
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GEM Premier 3000 weighs 34 lbs.
Battery Power Availability:
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ABL80 - Fully operational battery backup
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Rapidpoint 405 - No battery backup
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GEM Premier 3000 - No battery backup
Cycle Time:
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ABL80 - 70 seconds
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Rapidpoint 405 - 125 seconds
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GEM Premier 3000 - 190 seconds
Startup:
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ABL80 - 20 minutes to testing
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Rapidpoint 405 - 43 minutes to testing
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GEM Premier 3000 - 42 minutes to testing
Other features include:
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Fully automatic Quality Control - provides the
advantages of liquid QC by measuring 3 levels of QC at every
QC event. QC events are a minimum of every 8 hours but can be
manually configured to require more frequent QC events.
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Linearity checks are performed with patient
samples and between patient samples
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Continuous system checks are performed every 30
minutes.
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On-board tutorials
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Built in barcode reader
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Safe PICO
overview - a closed sample collection system
that allows for sample collection to analysis in one system
Sample
syringes:
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are pre-labeled
with a barcode
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include a
mixing device
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include a
needle shield device
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includes a soft
tip cap that is self-sealing, allows easy air bubble removal,
no blood contact when sample is sealed
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minimum sample
size of 0.5 mL to insure proper sample syringe function
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utilizes a
short bevel needle which allows for optimal blood flow and
faster filling
Overall
Safety and Speed Improvements
Traditional Safe PICO
Method
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Sample
up to 2 mins auto mix
Mixing manually 7 secs
Mixing 10% sample eliminates
Quality loss due to redraws
poor mixing
Operator Potential bld No
Infection contact with blood Risk air
bubble contact
removal
Needlestick
Increase Decrease
Injuries risk risk
ID mixup
Increased risk Decrease
of patient ID risk
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