ABX Pentra XL 80

ABX Pentra XL 80

Overview

  • Ideal for ‘hot lab’ working
  • Integrated Workstation with Colour Touch Screen
  • Micro-sampling from whole blood (CBC: 35 µL - DIFF: 53 µL) 
  • Cytochemistry, Impedance (real cell volume measurement) & Optical (analysis of the internal cellular structure by measuring light absorbance) - DHSS* Technology.
  • Perfect homogenisation of blood samples with reagents - MDSS** Technology.

 

Pentra SAfe solution  

As experts in blood analysis, we can provide reliable and easy to use haematology and clinical chemistry testing in all point of care and ‘hot lab’ settings.  

The Pentra SAfe solution provides:

  • CPA compliant POC testing
  • Secure password protection for trained operator access
  • Remote access for a centrally managed service
  • Real time monitoring of operators, QC and results
  • Laboratory quality, fully audited results
  • Trusted delivery of government recommended targets

Features

ABX Pentra XL 80

  • Throughput: Up to 80 samples/hour
  • Large capacity auto-loader (100 tubes)
  • Stat sampling on open or closed tubes
  • Automatic Sample Re-run
  • Reagents: Only 4 onboard reagents and 1 diluent
  • Perfect differentiation of the 5 WBC sub-populations with DHSS* Technology
  • 3 histograms for RBC, BAS/WBC and PLT together with the 5 DIFF Matrix.
  • Basophils counted through specific channel
  • High resolution matrix includes the determination of 2 additional subpopulations (% and #): Atypical Lymphocytes (ALY***) and Large Immature Cells (LIC***)
  • Customized Dilution Ratio (CDR)
  • Integrated Validation Station  

* DHSS : Double Hydrodynamic Sequential System (HORIBA Medical Patent)

** MDSS : Multi-Distribution Sampling System (HORIBA Medical Patent)

*** RUO parameters (Research Use Only)


Manufactured by HORIBA ABX SAS

Specifications

Technical

Weight

122 lb / 55 kg

Power supply

100 V to 240 V (± 10%) - 50 Hz to 60 Hz

Dimensions

32.3 x 22.4 x 21.5 in / 82 cm x 57 cm x 54 cm

Printer

Laser

Throughput

Up to 80 samples/hour

Data Processing

Colour LCD touch screen: 12 in

PC onboard: Celeron 566 MHz

Windows XP Prof.TM

RAM (256 Mo), Hard disk (10 Go mini)

Floppy disk & CD ROM reader

RS 232C, 2 X USB1

User defined flagging limits

Transmit patient files & QC to LIS

Uni-directional & bi-directional connections

ASTM protocol inside


Memory capacity

10 000 results + Graphics

Quality Control Management

24 selectable QC files

XB: 60 operator selectable files with statistics (20 results per file)

With-in run

Levey-Jennings graphs


Logs

Reagents, Quality Control, Calibration, Maintenance, Blank Cycle, Patients Data, Settings, Information, Technology Communication, Errors, by date.



Patient reports Management

Delta check

Anteriority (Matrix, curves, data)

Manual input



 

Samples

80 samples/hour (open or closed tube)

Parameters (26)

WBC, NEU# & NEU%, LYM# & LYM%, MON# & MON%, EOS# & EOS%, BAS# & BAS%, ALY# & ALY%*, LIC# & LIC%*, RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, PLT, MPV, PCT*, PDW*. 

Graphs

High-definition LMNE matrix
PLT, RBC, WBC/BAS curves

Blood Volume

CBC mode: 35 µL
CBC + DIFF mode: 53 µL

Stability

48 hours post-draw stability

Operating sample mode

Autoloader 10 racks (100 tubes) capacity
Sample mixing with end-over-end tube rotation
Closed or open STAT tube

Identification

Alphanumeric. Bar-code reader (optional) and internal bar-code scanner

 * RUO parameters (Research Use Only)

 

Results

Parameters

Presicion (%CV)

Linearity Limits

Linearity Limits with CDR*

WBC

< 2.0

0-120 x 10³/µL

120-360 x 10³/µL

RBC

< 2.0

0-8 106/µL

0-8 X 106/µL

HGB

< 1.0

0-24 g/dl

0-24 g/dL

HCT

< 2.0

0-67%

0-67%

PLT (whole blood)

< 5.0

0-1900 x 10³/µL

1900-3800 x 10³/µL

PLT (PLT concentrate)

< 5.0

0-2800 x 10³/µL

2800-5600 x 10³/µL

*CDR: Customised Dilution Ratio