RAPIDLab® 348 EX Blood Gas System

Overview

The RAPIDLab® 348EX Blood Gas System is the cost-effective solution for smaller laboratories tasked with the challenge of performing fast-turnaround critical care tests. Fully-automated operation supports low-to-medium throughput on an easy-to-use analyzer that’s ready to generate accurate, on-demand results when clinicians need them, with a minimum of operator involvement.

Features & Benefits

Increase productivity and operator efficiency in the low-volume laboratory

The RAPIDLab 348EX analyzer combines proven Siemens blood gas technology with a range of next-generation system enhancements designed to streamline and simplify day-to-day operations and workflow.

Fast, accurate results support critical treatment decisions

• Actionable patient test results are available in approximately 60 seconds
• Small sample size (50 µL–95 µL) suitable for most patients
• Analyze whole blood and dialysate fluid
• Whole blood results: pH, pCO2, pO2 Na+, K+, Ca++/Cl-, and hematocrit
• Dialysate results: pH, pCO2, Na+, K+, Ca++, HCO3-, and ctCO2
• Test and report only those parameters ordered by the clinician

Ensure data integrity and increase workflow efficiency

• Bar-code reader, for patient/operator ID entry, can be mounted on either side and offers optional setting for continuous-on, single-handing scanning
• Sample probe aspirates from syringes, capillaries, and QC ampules automatically, without the need for adapters
• Automatic detection of short samples shifts analyzer into microsample mode, with no operator involvement required
• Time-tested Ready Sensor® electrodes have a proven track record of performance and long use-life
• Comprehensive QC materials help verify system performance
• Automatic calibration routines and wash sequences minimize demands on operators time and attention

Easy-to-use with fast access to sensors, reagents, and waste

• Intuitive, color, touch screen user interface features large, easy-to-read system icons that display analyzer status
• One-touch icon selection of sampling mode - syringe, capillary, dialysis fluid, QC
• Easy navigation to all routine functions from the Ready screen
• Measurement chamber houses all sensors and is designed for easy access and replacement
• All reagents are located on the front panel of the analyzer, enabling easy reagent replacement
• Clear plastic bottles and blue-colored solutions allow at-a-glance checks of fill volumes
• Minimal maintenance requirements further extend system uptime

Affordable, on-demand performance from a compact design

• Economically priced – low cost of acquisition
• Low operating costs – cost of reagents/consumables will not vary significantly, even if throughput triples from five to 15 samples/day
• Small footprint saves valuable bench space in smaller labs and point-of-care settings

Flexible data review, reporting and storage

• Results can be viewed on-screen, output to the onboard printer, or electronically transmitted to LIS/HIS or RAPIDComm® Data Management System
• Convenient onboard storage of up to 250 patient test records, and up to 90 results for each level of QC
• Print calibration and QC summaries for inspection purposes including off-line generated Levey-Jennings reports to document QC performance
• USB port simplifies data uploads/downloads

Increase efficiency with the RAPIDComm Data Management System

When analyzers in remote, decentralized settings are supported by the RAPIDComm Data Management System, point-of-care coordinators can oversee the entire testing process from a central location.

• Configure, monitor, and control multiple networked RAPIDLab 348EX analyzers
• Troubleshoot analyzers, standardize test protocols, authorize and certify operators, and enforce QC checks
• Generate customized reports for accreditation inspections
• Help ensure testing and regulatory compliance, and improve risk management
• Connect multiple Siemens point-of-care analyzers – including blood gas, urine chemistry, and diabetes care systems -- through a single interface to the LIS/HIS