Clinical analyzers are medical laboratory devices used to calculate the presence or concentration of chemicals and other substances found in serum, plasma, urine, and other body fluids. The measurement of glucose, enzymes, cholesterol, electrolytes, drugs and their metabolites, and many other medically important parameters are often used to monitor the health of patients or to diagnose disease.

Examples include:

• Bilirubin analyzers
• Blood gas analyzers
• Blood glucose analyzers
• Cardiac rapid response analyzers
• Cell counters
• Cholesterol analyzers
• Clinical biochemistry analyzers
• Clinical hematology analyzers
• Coagulation analyzers
• DNA sequencing systems
• Electrolyte analyzers
• Hemoglobin and glycohemoglobin analyzers
• Immunoassay analyzers

There are many advantages to performing testing with clinical analyzers.

• Standardized processes
• Repeatable assay protocols
• Reduced operator-to-operator variation
• More consistent and reliable results

There are also a variety of testing methods.

• Spectrophotometry: The sample undergoes a reaction that produces a color; a photometer measures the sample absorbance to determine the analyte’s concentration
• Ion selective electrodes (ISE): Uses voltage differences to measure specific ions present in the sample
• Immunological reactions: Incorporate antibody-antigen reactions
• Impedance: Used to measure the transit of cells or other particles through the electrical current flowing across an aperture
• Optical
  • Flow cytometry: Dilute cell suspensions travel past a laser beam; the light scattering and transmission is analyzed to produce information about the cell population
  • Coagulation: Measured by the change in light transmission
  • ESR: An optical reader determines the distance that the erythrocytes have fallen

Automated laboratory testing still requires professional expertise and intervention for result interpretation and quality control. When you choose ClinicDx clinical analyzers, the Fisher Healthcare team will help guide your staff in these areas, resulting in enhanced efficiency, error reduction, and safety.