Next-Generation Models Launched for Sediment Urinalysis Testing
By LabMedica International staff writers Posted on 05 Oct 2015 |
Image: The UF-5000 Fully Automated Analyzer of Formed Elements in Urine (Photo courtesy pf Sysmex Corporation).
Urine sediment analysis is an important test used in diagnosing renal disease and urinary tract disorders and a new model for this analysis has just been launched.
Urine testing is divided into urine chemistry, a primary test employing urine test paper, and urine sediment analysis, secondary testing to provide a more detailed analysis of specimens that have been determined to be abnormal during urine chemistry.
Urine sediment analysis is an important test used in diagnosing renal disease and urinary tract disorders. Clinical laboratory technologists use microscopes to observe (microscope testing), classify and measure formed elements in the urine, including red blood cells, white blood cells and bacteria. The ability to perform automated quantitative analysis of formed elements in the urine by using the flow cytometry method was established almost 20 years ago.
Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan) has launched its new products in the sediment urinalysis testing field, the UF-5000/4000/3000 fully automated analyzers of formed elements in urine. The instruments will be rolled out successively on a global scale, beginning with the Japanese market in September 2015. The new models employ blue lasers and other technologies to improve precision and fraction1 and can be used for testing urine and other bodily fluids.
The modular concept is employed to flexibly enable instruments to be added as the number of specimens grows. This concept also allows for future linkage with urine chemistry analyzers and for transport connections among multiple devices at large-scale facilities. Designed to optimize customer usability, the models employ the “Silent Design 3” concept and have simple operating panels. Some RFID4 cassette-type reagents are used to simplify reagent management and replacement.
To contribute to customer operating efficiency, the models are provided in combination with the Urinalysis Work Area Information Management System (U-WAM), which enables urinalysis departments to centrally manage test results. By continuing to provide valuable products in the urinalysis field going forward, Sysmex aims to establish a leading global position in this field of testing.
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Urine testing is divided into urine chemistry, a primary test employing urine test paper, and urine sediment analysis, secondary testing to provide a more detailed analysis of specimens that have been determined to be abnormal during urine chemistry.
Urine sediment analysis is an important test used in diagnosing renal disease and urinary tract disorders. Clinical laboratory technologists use microscopes to observe (microscope testing), classify and measure formed elements in the urine, including red blood cells, white blood cells and bacteria. The ability to perform automated quantitative analysis of formed elements in the urine by using the flow cytometry method was established almost 20 years ago.
Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan) has launched its new products in the sediment urinalysis testing field, the UF-5000/4000/3000 fully automated analyzers of formed elements in urine. The instruments will be rolled out successively on a global scale, beginning with the Japanese market in September 2015. The new models employ blue lasers and other technologies to improve precision and fraction1 and can be used for testing urine and other bodily fluids.
The modular concept is employed to flexibly enable instruments to be added as the number of specimens grows. This concept also allows for future linkage with urine chemistry analyzers and for transport connections among multiple devices at large-scale facilities. Designed to optimize customer usability, the models employ the “Silent Design 3” concept and have simple operating panels. Some RFID4 cassette-type reagents are used to simplify reagent management and replacement.
To contribute to customer operating efficiency, the models are provided in combination with the Urinalysis Work Area Information Management System (U-WAM), which enables urinalysis departments to centrally manage test results. By continuing to provide valuable products in the urinalysis field going forward, Sysmex aims to establish a leading global position in this field of testing.
Related Links:
Sysmex Corporation
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