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The CellaVision DM1200 with the Advanced RBC Application is an automated cell-locating device, intended for in-vitro diagnostic use. The CellaVision DM1200 with the Advanced RBC Application automatically locates and presents images of blood cells on peripheral blood smears. The operator identifies and verifies the suggested classification of each cell according to type. The CellaVision DM1200 with the Advanced RBC Application is intended for blood samples that have been flagged as abnormal by an automated cell counter. The CellaVision DM1200 with the Advanced RBC Application is intended to be used by skilled operators, trained in the use of the device and in recognition of blood cells. The CellaVision DM96 with the Advanced RBC Application is an automated cell-locating device, intended for in-vitro diagnostic use. The CellaVision DM96 with the Advanced RBC Application automatically locates and presents images of blood cells on peripheral blood smears. The operator identifies and verifies the suggested classification of each cell according to type. The CellaVision DM96 with the Advanced RBC Application is intended for blood samples that have been flagged as abnormal by an automated cell counter. The CellaVision DM96 with the Advanced RBC Application is intended to be used by skilled operators, trained in the use of the device and in recognition of blood cells.

The Advanced RBC Application is substantially equivalent to the RBC functionality included in the predicate DM Systems. It pre-characterizes the morphology of the red blood cells in a sample based on abnormal color, size, and shape (Poikilocytosis). In addition to that, the Advanced RBC Application also pre-characterizes based on different types of Poikilocytosis and on the presence of certain inclusions. The DM Systems display the result of the RBC pre-characterization as the percentage of abnormal cells for each morphological characteristic and as an automatically calculated grade (0 - normal through 3 - marked), corresponding to that percentage. It also displays an overview image of the RBC monolayer. The difference between the current RBC functionality and Advanced RBC Application is the analysis technique, which enables the Advanced RBC Application to pre-characterize RBC into 21 morphological characteristics as opposed to the current RBC functionality with 6 morphological characteristics. The cell images are pre-characterized into different groups of morphological characteristics based on size, color, shape and inclusion using segmentation, feature calculation and the deterministic artificial neural networks (ANNs) trained to distinquish between morphology characteristics of red blood cells. Another difference is that the red blood cells, pre-characterized by the Advanced RBC Application, can be displayed both in an overview and in individual images on the screen, while the current RBC functionality displays the pre-characterized red blood cells in an overview image only. As in the current RBC functionality, the user reviews the overview image and can change the characterization by manually changing the grades for any morphological characteristic. With the Advanced RBC Application, the user can also view individual cells, grouped by morphological characteristic and change the characterization by reclassifying individual cells.