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| Name of instrument | VIDAS 3 |
| Type of instrument | immunoassay |
| Operational type/Model type | batch, random access, continuous random access/benchtop |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | —/2016 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted daily test volume | — |
| Company manufactures instrument | yes |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | VIDAS 30 |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | — |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint (square feet) | 24 × 29.5 × 25.5 in./5.2 sq. ft. |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 174.2 lbs./— |
| Tests available on analyzer in U.S. | procalcitonin, D-dimer exclusion, Lyme IgG, Lyme IgM, C. difficile GDH, C. difficile toxin A & B, measles IgG, mumps IgG, rubella IgG, varicella IgG, HCG, H. pylori, toxo IgG, more |
| Tests not available in U.S. but available in other countries | ferritin, NT-proBNP, CK-MB, high-sensitivity troponin I, troponin I ultra, protein C, HIV DUO Ultra, HIV DUO Quick, HIV P24II, more |
| Tests in development for analyzer | — |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 12 (total menu can be run and calibrated at one time) |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | — |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | — |
| Chemistry: | |
| No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels | — |
| Detection methods | — |
| Stat time until completion/specimen throughput for: | |
| • Ion-selective electrode | — |
| • Basic metabolic panel | — |
| • Complete metabolic panel | — |
| Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample | — |
| Immunoassay: | |
| Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | no |
| Methodologies supported | fluorescence, enzyme immunoassay, solid-phase receptacle pipetting device |
| Separation methodologies | — |
| Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | — |
| Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | — |
| Stat time until completion of a cTn test | — |
| • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | — |
| Approx. No. of tests per reagent set or pack/Reagent type | 30 or 60 tests per kit/self-contained single use |
| Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | no/yes |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | yes/— |
| Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | liquid chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes |
| Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | —/yes |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/27 specimens or 12 tests/assays |
| Design of sample handling system | rack |
| Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | no/— |
| Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | 100–200 µL |
| Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | —/100–200 µL (assay dependent)/— |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | — |
| Primary tube sampling/Pierces caps on primary tubes | yes (tubes [in mm]: 12 × 75, 13 × 75, 13 × 100, 16 × 100; Nalgene cups size: 13.5 × 38.1)/no |
| Protects against probe collision | — |
| Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | yes/—/yes |
| Detection for hemolysis/icterus/lipemia/clots | — |
| Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/— |
| Automatic rerun capability | — |
| Sample volume can be diluted to rerun out-of-linear-range high results/concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results | — |
| Analyzer requires dedicated water supply | — |
| Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported | yes (calibrants can be stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: 14 or 28 days) |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/ drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | — |
| Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | yes (5 min. avg. start-up time)/yes |
| Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | yes/yes |
| Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | yes |
| Waste management | manually by user or automated collection onboard instrument |
| Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | yes/— |
| Lab can control analyzer from remote computer | — |
| Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions | yes |
| System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring | yes |
| UPS backup power supply/Data-management capability | —/onboard |
| LIS or EHR systems interfaced | — |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | yes (additional cost)/yes (broadcast download and host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | no/— |
| Mean time between failures | 385 days (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | weekly: 10–15 min. |
| Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | yes/— |
| Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | no |
| Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | yes/— (at customer site) |
| Advanced operator training/Where advanced training is held | — |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | yes (1 year)/— |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | • routine and emergency (stat) testing in single-dose assay format readily adaptable to batch or single test runs • easy-to-use, reliable system with mean time between failure of more than a year • specialty menu of critical care and infectious disease assays |
| Note: a dash in lieu of an answer means company did not answer question or question is not applicable | |
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