With the CLINITEK Advantus Analyzer, users can meet increased productivity and quality demands.
Features include:
- Streamlined workflow with flexible operation: immediate start-up, automatic calibration, and network ready
- Extensive range of options
- Added QC features
- Consistent, dependable results, with one-touch switching between test strip configurations
- Automatic prompts and test lock-out if QC is not run for enhanced quality control
- Auto-Checks for strip recognition and humidity exposure improve data integrity and workflow, and help ensure quality results
- Multistix test strip results are automatically read, interpreted, and recorded
- Throughput of 7 seconds/sample
- Up to 500 tests/hour
Features and benefits
Enjoy the added capabilities of this urine chemistry analyzer
- Easy-to-use color touchscreen
- Consolidates microscopy results onto one patient record
- Availability of three sieve functions—confirmatory and microscopic to flag abnormal results for quick review
- Enhanced data integrity by automatically pinpointing and reporting results only from substantiated Siemens Healthineers strip types
- Convenient data retrieval for up to 500 patients by patient ID, and 200 control results
- Ensures quality results as every test strip is inspected for humidity exposure to prevent reporting of false results
- Enhanced workflow removes the need for manually selecting urinalysis strip type
Assays
The CLINITEK Advantus Analyzer reads the STIX family of urine strips automatically:
- Protein
- Nitrite
- Leukocyte
- Blood
- Glucose
- Bilirubin
- Ketone
- Urobilinogen
- pH
- Creatinine
- Specific gravity
- Protein-to-creatinine ratio
Technical specifications
Source: Siemens Healthineers
| Overview |
| System Description |
Semi-automated urine chemistry analyzer |
| Tests Measured |
Leukocyte, Nitrite, Protein, Blood, Glucose, Ketone, Bilirubin, Urobilinogen, pH, Specific Gravity, Creatinine,‡ and Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio‡ |
| Automatic Measurement |
Urine color |
| Test Format |
Dry chemistry reagent strips |
| Test Measurement |
Color change measured by reflectance photometry
Dual readings at reactive and reference wavelengths
Automatically color corrects for Bilirubin |
| Sample Clarity |
Results entered via keyboard or bar code reader |
| Auto-Check Technology |
- Identify strip types, simplifying training and operation
- Detect humidity exposure, ensuring data quality
- Check for common sample interferences, ensuring result accuracy (unavailable in the U.S.) |
| General |
| Dimensions |
12.75 (h) x 15.75 (w) x 13.75 (d) in.
32 (h) x 39 (w) x 35 (d) cm |
| Weight |
7.2 kg (16 lbs) |
| Power Requirements |
100 V to 240 V; 50/60 Hz |
| Line Leakage Current |
<0.5 mA in normal condition
<3.5 mA in single fault condition |
| Maximum Power Input |
72 VA |
| Ambient Operating Temperature Range |
18 °C to 30 °C (64 °F to 86 °F) |
| Ambient Operating Humidity Range |
20% to 80% relative humidity |
| Compliance |
UL, CE, EMC |
| Test Handling |
| Sample Loading |
Self-paced, not dictated by analyzer |
| STAT Sample Handling |
One-touch STAT interrupt capability |
| Sample Processing |
Single or batch mode |
| Sample ID Entry |
Manual, bar code, or downloaded from LIS |
| Calibration |
| Calibration |
Automatic with every strip |
| Onboard Computer |
| Memory |
500 patient records plus 200 controls |
| Interfaces |
ASTM (CCS) format and emulates CLINITEK 200 and CLINITEK 200+ |
| Display |
Color LCD touchscreen, 5.7 in (14.5 cm), 320 horizontal
by 240 vertical pixels (QVGA) |
| Computer/Peripheral Interfaces |
| Ethernet Connection |
10/100 Mbit, bidirectional |
| Onboard Printer |
24-character thermal printer |
| Bar Code |
Meets ASTM E1466-92 standards, available with PC
wedge/PS2 connection |
| Keyboard |
External PC keyboard option/PS2 connection |
| External Printer |
Printer interface: parallel port connector (25 pin) |