The Thermo Scientific™ Renvo™ Rapid PCR Test is used with the Thermo Scientific™ AerosolSense™ Sampler for fast and highly accurate environmental air sample results in just 30 minutes after sampling. The combination of air surveillance and PCR testing provides customers a way to monitor and test indoor air onsite for SARS-CoV-2.
The Renvo™ Rapid PCR Test is intended for environmental surveillance use only, not for diagnostic purposes.
Starter kit components
- Reusable dock (1), reusable stand (1) and power cord
- Buffer* (25): single-use vial of solution containing 5 mL of buffer with dimethyl sulfoxide and < 0.01% sodium azide
- Transfer pipette* (25): single-use, fixed volume pipette used to transfer sample from the SARS-CoV-2 Buffer vial into the test cassette.
- SARS-CoV-2 test cassette* (25): single-use, foil-pouched with desiccant and test cassette containing lyophilized reagents for the targeted amplification and detection of viral nucleic acid
- Cartridge adapter* (25): Single-use plastic assembly, which is threaded to the AerosolSense Sample Cartridge for elution and testing of AerosolSense Sample Cartridge collection substrate.
- AerosolSense Sample Cartridge* (25): Single-use assembly used for collection of in-air pathogens with the AerosolSense Sampler.
- SARS-CoV-2 high positive, low positive and negative control swab* (1 each): DNA-based synthetic oligo dried onto a swab above the limit of detection of the test or buffer solution dried onto a swab.
Product overview
- Quick results: SARS-CoV-2 results can be obtained in just 30 minutes after sampling
- Small, portable, user-friendly design
- Comparable sensitivity and accuracy to standard lab-based PCR
- Simple workflow:
- Gather sample from AerosolSense Sampler
- Elute sample
- Load sample
- Read results
Oscillating Amplification Reaction (Oscar™), proprietary PCR technology, allows quick exponential amplification whilst decreasing thermocycling times.
The Renvo SARS-CoV-2 Test is a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA. Results can be obtained in around 30 minutes. In order to carry out the test, the user inserts a Renvo™ SARS-CoV-2 test cassette into the Renvo Dock™. This helps detect and determine the cassette.
The Thermo Scientific™ AerosolSense™ Sample Cartridge (consisting of the air sample) is then added to the SARS-CoV-2 buffer to elute the sample. An aliquot of the SARS-CoV-2 buffer comprising the sample is then distributed into the Renvo SARS-CoV-2 test cassette.
The test cassette consists of internal process negative and positive controls, a detection strip essential for the complete completion of the assay and Oscar™ reagents.
As soon as the user places the sample into the test cassette and closes the Renvo Dock lid, the fixed firmware in the dock regulates the fluid flow of the sample into the several chambers of the cassette, employs measured voltage signals to the numerous cassette heaters (tracked by sensors inside the dock) and provides the user with visual status with crucial data, like estimated time to read results.