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Epocal Inc.

205 Witmer Rd.

Horsham, PA 19044 USA

Phone- (888) 893-6225

General email: info@epocal.com

www.epocal.com

CORPORATE DESCRIPTION:

Epocal, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets the epoc Blood Analysis System.  epoc (enterprise point of care) is healthcare's first cost effective point of care testing solution to leverage SmartCard™ technology and the power of wireless communication to provide critical caregivers with real-time, laboratory quality test results at the patient's bedside.

PRODUCTS: Test Kit  I  Instrument  I  Software
EPOC Test Kit: BGEM Test Card (with SmartCard technology)

CLIA:

Moderately complex

Analytes performed: pH, PCO2, PO2, Na, K, iCa, Glu, Lac, Hct (Measured)
 

HCO3, TCO2, Base excess, sO2, Hb (Calculated)

Sample volume:  92 microliters
Time to Result: About 35 seconds

Instrument: epoc® Blood Analysis System

CLIA:

Moderately complex

Runs:

epoc® Test Cards with SmartCard technology

System consists of:

 1) epoc® Host mobile computer with barcode scanner

   2) epoc® Reader (communicates wirelessly with Host)
Specifications – Reader:

Length: 215mm

  Width: 85mm
 

Height: 50mm

  Weight: < 500g
Specifications – Host:

Length: 127mm

  Width: 74.6mm
 

Height: 20.6mm

  Weight: 178,8g
Data Transfer:

Data is transmitted from Reader to Host using Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR Class 2. Host then sends test data to the epoc® Data Manager using the hospital’s existing IEEE 802.11 b/g wireless LAN infrastructure.

Software: epoc® Enterprise Data Management System
Operating System:

Web based system compatible with most Microsoft products.

LIS Interface Capability:

HL7 direct interface. Has interfaced with most LIS systems. Contact Epocal for specific systems.

Last updated: 11/22/2010 Questions or corrections: My Point of Care.net.© 2010 Medical Automation Systems, Inc. Legal Notice.                                                                                        Back to top