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The AXINON® LDL-o Test System is intended to measure lipoprotein particles to quantify LDLp) using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that measures the 600 MHz proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum of a human serum sample. LDL-p concentration values are used in conjunction with other lipid measurements and clinical evaluation to aid in the management of lipoprotein disorders associated with cardiovascular disease. This test system is for professional use only.

The AXINON® LDL-p Test System involves measurement of the 600 MHz proton NMR spectrum of a serum sample, deconvolution of the composite signal at approximately 0.85 ppm to produce signal amplitudes of lipoprotein subclass proportions that contribute to the composite serum signal, and conversion of these subclass signal amplitudes to lipoprotein subclass concentrations. The 0.85 ppm serum NMR signal arises mainly from the methyl group protons of the lipids carried in the VLDL, LDL and HDL subclasses of varying diameters. The NMR signals from the various lipids within the lipoprotein subclasses have unique and distinctive shapes and frequencies, uncovered by the granular decomposition of the composite serum signal. Each of these lipid signal representatives is proportional to the number of subclass particles emitting the signal, which enables subclass particle concentrations to be calculated from the subclass signal amplitudes derived from the spectral deconvolution analysis. LDL subclass particle concentrations, in units of nanomoles of particles per liter (nmol/L), are summed to give the reported total LDL particle concentration (LDL-p). The AXINON® LDL-p Test System including the AXINON® Analyzer is a clinical laboratory analyzer that employs nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic detection to quantify multiple analytes in biological fluid specimens, specifically human serum. The AXINON® Analyzer system is distributed across two separate computers: The workstation running AXINON® Software is the main host of the system. It controls user interfaces, data handling, results calculation, schedules and manages all activities required to process a sample, and manages remote access to the NMR system. In addition, AXINON® Analyzer comes with the optional software utility AXINON® Sample Wizard that supports manual sample preparation procedures. The NMR workstation controls all magnet operations and the hardware in the sample handler.