RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Systems

Nov 29, 2018

Overview

Designed to meet the challenges of point-of-care settings, RAPIDPoint® 500 Blood Gas Systems leverage proven Siemens technology to deliver fast, accurate and comprehensive test results in approximately 60 seconds. These flexible, easy-to-use analyzers help free your clinicians to focus on improved patient care without reliability or maintenance worries.

Test blood gas, electrolytes, glucose, lactate and full CO-oximetry including neonatal total bilirubin (nBili) and total hemoglobin (tHb)
Multiple sample types including whole blood (arterial and venous), pleural fluid and dialysate*
Intuitive touch-screen interface and integrated bar-code reader—just scan, insert, and analyze with results in approximately 60 seconds
Bio-safe hands-free automatic sampling with clot detection and clot management
Maintenance-free, cartridge-based system incorporates automatic QC to help assure quality
Connectivity to LIS/HIS link with optional remote monitoring and control via the RAPIDComm®Data Management System

Features & Benefits

Get the accuracy and reliability you’ve come to trust in an easy-to-use, maintenance-free instrument designed to perform in point-of-care environments.

The solution offers:

Full test menu results from a single sample in approximately 60 seconds
Easy-to-use, maintenance-free cartridge-based system is ideal for non-laboratory personnel
Proven technologies and design features help to maximize analyzer uptime and simplify compliance
Speed and flexibility to increase productivity without increasing staff workload
Seamless LIS/HIS integration with optional connectivity to the RAPIDComm® Data Management System

Critical care values in approximately one minute

RAPIDPoint 500 System parameters

Blood gas (pH, pCO2, pO2)
Electrolytes (Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-)
Metabolites (Glucose, Lactate)
CO-oximetry (tHb, HHb, O2Hb, sO2, COHb, MetHb) and neonatal total bilirubin
Full test menu from a single sample
Pleural fluid pH

In addition to measured and calculated parameters, the RAPIDPoint 500 system can be optionally set up to record key ventilator settings to help enhance clinical decision making:

Flow
Respiratory Rate
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Positive End Expiratory Pressure
Peak Inspiratory Pressure
Tidal Volume
Allen Test

Three easy steps to lab-quality results

Scan, insert, and analyze—with test results in approximately 60 seconds
Adjustable, color touch screen supports intuitive, menu-prompted operation and includes customizable demographic fields with multibyte character recognition
On-board video tutorials simplify training and day-to-day use
Built-in bar-code scanner supports faster and easier sample processing
Port design automates sample aspiration making hands-free testing process bio-safe and independent of operator technique
Fully automated calibration and quality control systems help ensure accuracy and support compliance without operator interaction

Reliable, maintenance-free operation

Sample port designed to minimize bubbles and detect and clear clots
Self-cleaning probe helps maintain sample integrity
A single cartridge delivers all required reagents to support a full complement of tests for interruption-free operation
Planar sensor technology helps ensure industry-proven accuracy and reliability
Whole blood, slide cell technology for Co-oximetry including tHb and nBili has been proven since 2003; no hemolytic agents to interfere with sample or increase maintenance requirements
On-board, 28-day AQC cartridge requires no operator intervention
No routine maintenance

Speed and flexibility needed at the point of care

Single sample port accepts syringe or capillary samples without adapters
Built-in scanner makes it faster and easier for operators to scan 1- and 2-dimensional bar codes
Test full menu from a single sample or customize panels to meet specific needs
Set user privileges based on operator needs for testing, administration, and reporting
Approximately 60 seconds to result; fast turnaround time delivered from a compact system

Easy data management and system control

Supports wireless roaming
Seamless integration to LIS/HIS systems
On-board bar-code scanner helps ensure data integrity
Dual port LIS transmission and USB ports simplify data back-ups
Advanced control and connectivity via RAPIDComm Data Management System.

From a single RAPIDComm workstation, remotely:

Configure, monitor, and control networked POC analyzers
Manage patient samples and central interface to hospital system
Centralize operator management and QC processes and documentation

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