ThePointe180isasmall,semi-automatedchemistryanalyzerwithsixfiltersandalargetestmenu.Ithasanonboardincubatorwith12wellsat37°C,atemperaturecontrolledcuvettewell,andinternaltemperaturecontrol.Theanalyzerleadstheuserthroughtestperformanceinastep-by-stepmanner.Thenewgraphicssoftwareallowsextendedtimedabsorbanceintervaldataandkineticdataplotstobeprinted.
Theanalyzerhas48programmedand21openchannels,andreads,calculates,andprintsresultsinlessthanthreeseconds.Theanalyzerreadstesttubesuponinsertion----noneedtopressabutton.OptimizedparametersforPointeScientificreagentsarealreadyentered-justselectthetestnumber.Openchannelsareavailableforprogrammingothertests.Thenormalrangeforeachtestisautomaticallyprintedout,andresultsthatareoutofthenormalrangeareflagged.Normalrangescanbeeditedtofittheareaorpopulation.ResultsgeneratedbythePointe180arecomparabletoresultsreportedbyhospitalandreferencelabs.
Theanalyzercanusesinglepointcalibrationbystandard/factor,multi-pointcalibrationwithpointtopointcurvefit,percentabsorbanceandratebystandardorfactor.Thesecalculationoptionsallowtheanalyzertoperformendpoint,initialrate,kineticrateandbatchkineticmethodologies.
Catalog#: |
Product: |
90.P5025-180 |
Pointe180 |
Catalog#: |
Product: |
90-12B-01 |
12x75mmtesttubes |
90-P1907-03 |
PrinterPaper |
BICHROMATICPHOTOMETERSYSTEM:
Differentialwavelengthstocorrectfortesttubeimperfectionsandtohelpremoveinterferingsubstances.
ON-BOARDINCUBATOR:
12wellsat37°C.
TEMPERATURECONTROLLEDCUVETTEWELL:
Constant37°C.Thisfeatureisnecessaryforperformingkineticassays.
INTERNALTEMPERATURECONTROL:
Theanalyzermonitorstheincubatorandcuvettewelltemperatures.Thetemperaturesareautomaticallycorrectedandtheactualtemperatureindegrees(°C)isdisplayedonthescreen.
LAMPSAVINGFEATURE:
Theinstrumentautomaticallyshutsoffthelampiftheinstrumenthasnotbeenusedfor15minutes.Thisfeaturecanpreservethelampforuptotwo(2)years,dependingonactualusage.
MAINTENANCEFREE:
Theinstrumentdoesnotrequireanyscheduledmaintenanceprocedures.
SELF-PROMPTINGOPERATION:
Theanalyzerleadstheuserthroughtestperformanceinastep-by-stepmanner.
TESTTUBEACTIVATEDREADING:
Theanalyzerreadstesttubesuponinsertion-noneedtopressabutton.
FASTREADOUT:
Theanalyzerreads,calculatesandprintsresultsinunderthree(3)seconds.
PREPROGRAMMEDCHEMISTRYPROCEDURES:
OptimizedparametersforPointeScientificreagentsarealreadyentered-justselectthetestnumber.Openchannelsareavailableforprogrammingothertests.
PREPROGRAMMEDDATAREDUCTION:
Calculationprogramsforcardiacriskfactors,glycohemoglobinandIron/TIBCarepartofthegeneraltestmenu.
PREPROGRAMMEDNORMALRANGES:
Theanalyzerprintsthenormalrangesandcanbeeditedtofittheareaorpopulation.
PREPROGRAMMEDFLAGS:
Theanalyzerwillflagresultsthatareoutofthenormalrangeorexceedthelinearlimitsoftheanalyzerorreagents.
AUTOMATICWAVELENGTHSELECTOR:
Theanalyzerautomaticallypositionsthepreselectedfiltersforeachtest:340,405,550,600nm.Theinclusionofthe340nmfilterenablestheanalyzertoperformassaysintheultra-violet(UV)mode,whichisthepreferredmodeforenzyme/kinetic,assays.
VARIETYOFCALCULATIONOPTIONS:
Theanalyzercanusesinglepointcalibrationbystandard/factor,multi-pointcalibrationwithpointtopointcurvefit,percentabsorbanceandratebystandardorfactor.Thesecalculationoptionsallowtheanalyzertoperformendpoint,initialrate,kineticrate,andbatchkineticmethodologies.
EIAPROCEDURES:
ThePointe180iscapableofperformingenzymeimmunoassayproceduressuchasTheophylline,TSH,TU,T4andothersbasedonitscurvefittingcalculationcapABIlity.
GLYCOHEMOGLOBINANALYZER:
Readsandcalculatesresultsautomaticallyin%glycohemoglobin.
CARDIACRISKANALYZER:
Automaticallycalculates%HDL,LDL/HDLratio,andassignsariskfactorusingdirectmeasurementsofHDL,LDL,andCholesterol.TheCardiacRiskAssessmentisbasedoneitherDirectLDLMeasurementorcalculatedLDL.
ELECTROLYTEANALYZER:
PerformsCO2andChlorideusingchemistrymethodologies.
IRON/TIBCANALYZER:
RunsTotalIronandUnsaturatedIronBindingCapacityandautomaticallycalculatesTotalIronBindingCapacity.
CHEMISTRYANALYZER:
Performsallbasicchemistryproceduresquickly,easilyandeconomically,usingthelatestmethodologies.ResultsgeneratedbythePointe180analyzerarecomparabletoresultsreportedoutbyhospitalandreferencelabs.
GRAPHICCAPABLESOFTWARE:
Newgraphicsoftwareallowsextendedtimedabsorbance,intervaldata,andkineticdataplotstobeprinted.
LinearMeasurementRange: |
0.0to2.50AbsorbanceUnits(A) |
PhotometricAccuracy: |
±(1%ofthereading+0.005A)at1.5A |
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±(2%ofthereading+0.005A)at1.5-2A |
LightSource: |
TungstenHalogenLamp |
Wavelengths: |
340,405,450,490,550,600nm |
TypicalHalfBandpass: |
10nm |
TypeofFilter: |
Multiple-cavitysealedinterference |
TubeSize: |
12mmroundstandard |
MinimumFillVolume: |
1mL |
MaximumFillVolume: |
2mL(fortemperaturecontrolto37°Conly) |
Temperature: |
37°C(±0.3°),Blockstayson,Cellhason/offswitch |
Lampsavertime: |
After15minutesidle |
Speed: |
Reads,calculatesandprintsresultsin3seconds |
Display: |
Alphanumeric,16character,LCD |
Printer: |
Thermal,dotmatrix,20charactersperline |
Keyboard: |
16key,membraneswitch,4X4,audIBLeresponse |
Calculationmodes: |
Singlepointcalibrationbystandardorfactor |
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multipointcalibrationwithpointtopointcurvefit |
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multipointpercentabsorbanceratestandardorfactor(batchorsingle) |
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fixedtimekinetic |
Fuserequirements: |
120VAC-0.6A,3AGsloblo |
Power: |
Switchselectablepowersupply(115Vor230Vindicated) |
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VoltageSource:110-120/220-240VACfrom50to60Hz |
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InstallationCategory:CATII |
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Powerconsumption:45Watts |
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Fuse:Two0.6A,Trating,250Vsloblo,3AGtypefuses |
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Allpowercordsmustbeapprovedforthecountryofuse |
Dimensions: |
9.5X13.25X3.75inches(24X34X10cm) |
Weight: |
Approximately10lbs(4.5Kg) |