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The iQ 200 System is intended for analysis of urine chemistry, specific gravity, and formed sediment elements, which constitutes typical routine urinalysis. Urinalysis is ordered by physicians as a screening procedure for detection of possible abnormal metabolic or systemic disease, indicated by chemical composition of urine, and of potential renal or urinary tract disease or dysfunction, indicated by urine concentration and by the nature and distribution of urinary formed elements. Urine profile testing is commonly employed in the initial clinical evaluation of patients admitted for hospital care or undergoing physical examinations. Routine urinalysis is also indicated in diagnosis of patients with possible renal or urinary tract infection, carcinoma, or other injury, as well as for monitoring the status and effectiveness of drug, radiation, or dietary therapy, and of post-surgical or posttherapeutic recovery. The information produced by the iQ 200 System concerning the composition of patient urines is ordered at the discretion of the physician, and is part of a larger body of laboratory and other test results available to assist the physician in health assessments or differential diagnoses. Routine urinalysis findings are always subject to judgment and interpretation by physicians relative to the patient's overall clinical presentation and history.

The iQ 200 System is an in-vitro diagnostic device used to automate the complete urinalysis profile, including urine test strip chemistry panel and microscopic sediment analysis. Optionally, the iQ 200 Analyzer can be used as a stand-alone unit, or the results from the iQ 200 Analyzer can be combined with other urine chemistry results received from an LIS. It produces quantitative or qualitative counts of all formed sediment elements present in urine, including cells, casts, crystals, and organisms. A competent human operator can set criteria for auto-reporting and flagging specimens for review. All instrument analyte image decisions may be reviewed and overridden by a trained technologist. The iQ Lamina Cradle is a new accessory to be used with the iQ Series of Urine Microscopy Analyzers (K022774). The iQ Lamina Cradle is connected to the iQ Series via a 5V DC USB bus, and is under software control of the desktop computer that is part of the iQ Series. The cradle contains a RFID transceiver and antenna. In simple terms, it recognizes a legitimate IRIS RFID tag embedded in the container label of each 7 liter iQ Lamina Bottle. The software tracks the consumption of iQ Lamina. Visual warning and error messages are displayed as flags in the system software. Audio alerts are communicated through the cradle's speaker. The tracking will alert the operator when a bottle is empty or when a bottle not containing an Iris RFID chip is being used.

The iChem100 Urine Chemistry Analyzer (iChem100) is a semiautomated benchtop urine chemistry analyzer intended for the in vitro measurement of the following analytes: glucose, protein, bilirubin, urobilinogen, pH, specific gravity, blood, ketones, nitrite, leukocyte esterase, ascorbic acid, and color. The iChem100 is intended for use only with iChem 10 SG Urine Chemistry Strips provided by Iris Diagnostics and is intended for use exclusively by healthcare professionals. These measurements are useful in the evaluation of renal, urinary, and metabolic disorders.

The iChem" 100 Urine Chemistry Analyzer is a semi-automated benchtop instrument for the rapid analysis of urine test strips. The iChem100 is designed to analyze and generate results for iChem10 SG Urine Chemistry Strips.

The iQ 200 Urine Analyzer Body Fluids Module is an in-vitro diagnostic device used by a competent human observer to examine and count red blood cells and nucleated cells in cerebrospinal fluid and serous fluids. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis is ordered by physicians to diagnose meningitis, intracranial hemorrhage, leukemias, malignancies and central nervous system disorders. Serous fluid analysis is ordered by physicians to diagnose infections, hemorrhages, malignancies and other disorders. Cell count determination is a part of these analyses. The information produced by the iQ 200 Urine Analyzer Body Fluids Module concerning the cell concentrations in CSF and serous body fluids is ordered at the discretion of the physician, and is part of a larger body of laboratory and other test results available to assist the physician in health assessments or differential diagnoses. Cell count findings are always subject to judgment and interpretation by physicians relative to the patient's overall clinical presentation and history.

Two aliquots from each body fluid specimen sample are prepared. One aliquot is diluted in normal saline to provide a concentration in the linear range of the instrument. The second aliquot is treated with a lysing reagent to allow unambiguous identification of nucleated cells by eliminating RBC confusion. Particle images are captured and saved electronically as the sample flows past a microscope objective at a high speed, electronically concentrating particles. Particle images are then ordered by size into assigned categories on a video display. A competent human observer may change machine assignments, after which particle concentrations are recomputed and reported.