iQ^®200 Urinalysis System

Overview: The iQ^®200 Automated Urinalysis System (iQ System) is a user-friendly, bench top, fully automated system that performs complete urinalyses on unspun specimens; simply load, press START and walk away.

The iQ200 System incorporates the iQ^®200 Automated Urine Microscopy Analyzer (iQ200) and the AUTION MAX™ AX-4280 Automated Urine Chemistry Analyzer (AX-4280) to provide a fully integrated chemical and microscopic analysis. The iQ200 uses Auto-Particle Recognition (APR™), a well trained neural network, to classify and quantitate twelve formed elements. The results can be auto-reported based on user-defined criteria. The images captured may be viewed on demand at the workstation monitor, dramatically reducing the need for manual microscopy and improving laboratory productivity.

Technical Description: The iQ200 System completely automates urinalysis:

• Specimen preparation and sampling
  • Identifies bar-coded specimens
  • Mixes
  • Samples
  • Analyzes
• Chemistry
• Nine chemistries performed simultaneously
• Specific Gravity by refractometer
• Color
• Clarity
• Specimen transport between modules
• Microscopy
  • Microscopy performed by host query for orders or reflexed from chemistry results
  • Image recognition and classification
    Auto-Particle Recognition (APR™) counts and classifies 12 particles
    • RBC
    • WBC
    • WBC clumps
    • Squamous epithelial cells
    • Non-squamous epithelial cells
    • Hyaline casts
    • Unclassified Casts
    • Crystals
    • Yeast
    • Bacteria
    • Sperm
    • Mucus
• Results
  • Quantitative report collates Chemistry and Microscopy results on the monitor screen
  • Review/Release Options
    • Auto-release based on user-defined criteria
    • Operator review of an on-screen visual display of results relative to user-defined threshold values prior to release
    • Operator review of images for sub-classification
      • Pathological casts
      • Non-squamous epithelial cells
      • Crystals
      • Yeast
      • Other
  • Images
    • Maybe exported for remote consultation
    • May be copied to disk for training purposes
    • May be sub-classified
      • Unclassified casts
        • Granular
        • Cellular
        • Waxy
        • Broad
        • RBC
        • WBC
        • Epithelial cell
        • Fatty
      • Crystals
        • Calcium oxalate
        • Triple phosphate
        • Calcium phosphate
        • Uric acid
        • Calcium carbonate
        • Leucine
        • Cystine
        • Tyrosine
        • Amorphous
      • Non-squamous Epithelial Cells
        • Renal epithelial
        • Transitional epithelial
      • Yeast
        • Budding yeast
        • Yeast with pseudohyphae
      • Other
        • RBC Clumps
        • Fat
        • Oval fat bodies
        • Trichomonas

The design of the iQ200 System allows it to maximize workflow efficiency in the clinical laboratory setting.

The AX-4280 is available through Iris Diagnostics in the U.S.A. only. To request contact information for the AX-4280 distributor in other countries, please visit the ARKRAY website at www.arkray.co.jp .