PATHFAST® is an immunoassay analyzer for the measurement of emergency cardiac markers in less than 17 minutes from whole blood or plasma with core lab-quality results.
Up to 6 tests per run in less than 17 minutes, about 18 tests per hour.
Yes, directly via an RS-232C interface, or via middleware (RALS, TELCOR, etc.).
Either directly from the touch screen or with a barcode scanner.
One reagent cartridge and one pipette tip per test.
It is a chemiluminescence reaction with detection of light emissions by a photomultiplier tube.
No
Preventive maintenance is recommended each year of use after expiration of the first-year warranty.
A patented separation method in which magnetic particles on the inner wall of the pipette tip are washed and separated.
A neodymium magnet is used.
Up to 1000 patient sample results, 180 controls and 300 calibrations.
PATHFAST® is designed to stay on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If it has been turned off It takes up to 30 minutes to warm up the reaction chamber after powering on
Yes, the barcode on the reagent cartridge is scanned for automatic identification of the assay.
Yes, and also plasma.
The front cover must be closed in order to start an assay and cannot be opened again until the assay has been completed. Additionally, user-managed lockout functions are available.