The latest blood gas analyzers on the market from Nova Biomedical, Siemens Healthineers, and Werfen.


Siemens Healthineers
888-826-9702
www.siemens-healthineers.com/en-us/blood-gas 

Take your blood gas testing to a new level with the RAPIDPoint 500e Blood Gas System from Siemens Healthineers. Implement this cartridge-based solution that reduces daily device management and enables you to spend more time focused on patient care. The end-to-end system design transforms care delivery by setting an elevated standard in simplicity. (See image above)

The Siemens Healthineers epoc Blood Analysis System is a handheld, wireless solution with complete blood gas, basic metabolic panel, and hematocrit and lactate on a single room temperature-stable test card, delivering patient-side results in less than 1 minute. It aids in supporting COVID-19 response efforts, where blood gas testing plays a critical role in managing infected patients.


Werfen
800-955-9525
www.werfen.com 

On July 30th, Werfen introduced the GEM Premier 7000 with Intelligent Quality Management 3 (iQM3), the first point-of-care blood gas testing system to offer hemolysis detection. The system, which received 510(k) clearance from the US FDA, was unveiled at the Association for Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) Annual Meeting. As the number one source of preanalytical error, hemolysis accounts for up to 70% of all such errors.1 Despite its prevalence throughout different areas of the hospital, hemolysis is not visible in whole blood and can go unrecognized. Hemolysis occurs when red blood cell membranes rupture, causing cellular contents to leak into the surrounding fluid, which can elevate potassium results up to 152%.2 

References

  1. Lippi G, Salvagno GL, Favaloro EJ, Guidi GC. Survey on the prevalence of hemolytic specimens in an academic hospital according to collection facility: opportunities for quality improvement. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2009;47(5):616–618. 
  2. Lippi G, Plebani M, Di Somma S, Cervellin G. Hemolyzed specimens: a major challenge for emergency departments and clinical laboratories. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2011;48(3):143–153. 

The GEM Premier 5000 with iQM2 blood gas testing system for point-of-care and centralized laboratory testing provides Arterial Blood Gas, Electrolytes, Metabolites and CO-Oximetry results from a single sample. iQM2 provides continuous monitoring of the analytical process; before, during, and after each sample measurement in real-time. Maintenance-free, multi-use, self-contained GEM Pak cartridges incorporate all components needed for testing. The GEM Premier 5000 with iQM2 is a complete solution for enhanced efficiency and patient care. 

Nova Biomedical
800-458-5813
www.novabiomedical.com 

Stat Profile Prime Plus whole blood critical care analyzer from Nova Biomedical provides gases, electrolytes, metabolites, CO-Oximetry, hematology, and 34 calculated results in a simple, compact device. It combines maintenance-free, replaceable cartridge technology for sensors and reagents with patented, maintenance-free co-oximetry technology. The complete test menu includes BUN, creatinine, iMg, and ePV, along with pH, PCO2, PO2, Na, K, Cl, iCa, Glucose, Lactate, Hct, Hb, MCHC, SO2%, CO-Oximetry.


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Editor’s note: This article was updated on 08/05/24 to include the newly revealed analyzer from Werfen.