Siemens Healthcare showcased a range of workflow-automation products at the 2009 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Expo in Chicago, Illinois.
Educational workshops sponsored by Siemens and in-booth presentations covered topics such as sepsis, allergy, women's heart health, and the financial crisis and healthcare reform.
Additional in-booth presentations highlighted how Siemens has helped to address several of today's most critical healthcare issues, including recent advancements in the use of diagnostics to help improve the management of liver disease.
Siemens also presented its latest research and development initiatives, with more than 30 scientific poster sessions during the expo.
As part of the Siemens Disney alliance, the Siemens booth featured a presentation on the important role 3gAllergy blood-test plays in the early detection of allergies in children.
The Siemens booth featured the company's newest instruments and assays.
These included, for example, the Dimension EXL with LM (Loci module) System, which integrates chemistry and immunoassay testing on a single instrument, uses the Loci advanced chemiluminescence technology and includes many automated features.
The Dimension Vista 500 System, also presented, offers ultra-integration of technologies, including Loci advanced chemiluminescence technology and onboard automation for enhanced sensitivity and efficiency.
The Immulite 2000 XPi System features enhanced hardware and software to help medium- to high-volume laboratories incorporate the comprehensive immunoassay menu of speciality assays and allergy testing into routine workloads (under development; not available for sale in the US).
The Advia Centaur CP Immunoassay System offers consolidated routine and infectious disease testing on a single platform.
The Versacell with Advia Centaur XP System Connectivity provides an affordable automation solution for labs consolidating immunoassay and/or chemistry testing.
Streamlab with Advia Centaur XP System Connectivity brings new connectivity options, improved workflow efficiency and a broader consolidated test menu.
The Clinitek AUWi Automated Urinalysis Workcell System combines two of the most widely used and reliable urine analysers: the Clinitek Atlas Automated Urine Chemistry Analyzer and the Sysmex UF-1000i Urine Cell Analyzer.
It features a common sample track and workflow management software, allowing it to offer walkaway automated urninalysis, from chemistry to microscopy.
The Clinitek Status Connect System provides data management to efficiently manage in-office or point-of-care urinalysis testing, including advanced security features, QC reminders and connectivity to the laboratory information system or EMR.
The Rapidpoint 340/350 Blood Gas Systems provide efficiency and value for low- to mid-volume critical-care patient-testing sites.
Both systems use a small patient sample size and the ability to interface with hospital and laboratory information systems.
The Versant kPCR System Sample Prep features advanced automation and the power to process a variety of sample types and volumes.
It is a fully automated sample preparation platform and uses Siemens' proprietary extraction technology to efficiently provide quality-extracted nucleic acids.
Siemens also presented the newest assays from its extensive test menu, including: Innovance D-Dimer, which helps to diagnose deep vein thrombosis; Innovance antithrombin tests, which help to diagnose antithrombin deficiency and other coagulation disorders; Hemoglobin A1c, which monitors patients with diabetes; Cardiophase hsCRP for cardiac risk assessment; Cystatin C for identifying kidney dysfunction; Berichrom Heparin calibrators and controls, used with tests that monitor heparin levels; and new concentrated reagents that are diluted automatically on any Advia chemistry system on a per-test basis.
