epoc critical care/blood gas and electrolyte analyzer
- The epoc® provides accurate and immediate blood gas/electrolyte and critical care biochemistry results directly to a handheld PDA (included) and wirelessly interfaces to an electronic data manager (EDM) and Bluetooth printer.
The epoc Portable Blood Gas and Critical Care Analyser is the first wireless point of care testing solution to use Smart Card technology. The epoc provides immediate blood gas, electrolyte and critical care biochemistry results directly to a hand held PDA (included) and wirelessly interfaces with your in-practice computer. It is a completely affordable analyser that is easy to use and requires no refrigeration of consumables. This hand held beside testing analyser is ideal for use in Clinical Trials.
Measured analytes: pH, pC02, p02, Na, K, iCa, Glu, Hct, Lactate
Calculated Values: HC03, TC02, s02, Hb, Agapk
Features
- Accurate blood gas, electrolyte and critical care biochemistry results in 3 minutes
- Room temperature card storage
- 92µl sample, fresh whole blood (arterial, venous or capillary)
- Completely portable with rechargeable battery and Bluetooth printer
- Ready to use anytime, anywhere – operates in any environment
- Easy to use with touch screen technology
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled – easy transfer of data
- EDM Lite software and large data storage
- Automatic self calibration and quality checks
- Low cost analyser and cartridges
- Single-use, self-calibrated test with barcoded SmartCard™ technology for improved safety and total quality assurance
- Ability to input all patient data, temperature and ventilator settings – analyser stores 2000 patient results
- Cartridge batch numbers automatically linked to patient results
- Fully charged battery enables use of up to 50 cards
Components
epoc Reader
- Battery powered portable device
- Internal barcode scanner
- Card slot for accepting test card
- Status indicators to inform user of test progress
- Measures electrical signals from test card sensors
- Transmits test results wirelessly via Bluetooth to the epoc Host
epoc Host
- Mobile computer with epoc Host software application installed
- Communicates wirelessly via Bluetooth with epoc Reader
- Calculates analytical values from sensor data sent by epoc Reader
- Displays test results
- Communicates with practice computer via WiFi
epoc Test Card
- Single-use device with port for blood sample introduction
- Contains array of sensors on a Sensor Module
- Contains calibration fluid within sealed reservoir
- Generates electrical signals proportional to analyte concentrations in sample
- Uses Barcode to identify Card Type, “Use By” Date, Serial and Lot Number