overview

Provide the clinical confidence your patients deserve. The DCA Vantage® Analyzer helps you monitor glycemic control and detect early kidney disease in environments ranging from the physician’s office to remote, point-of-care coordinated sites in hospitals and multisite practices. Meet lab-quality testing standards with an analyzer that speeds and simplifies diabetes tests and delivers accurate, clinically relevant results shown to improve decision-making, patient compliance, and outcomes.

• Manage diabetes patients more effectively
• Improve workflow in office or clinic
• Simplify management of diabetes testing in decentralized settings
• One of just two HbA1c analyzers that meet NGSP performance criteria
• Used by three out of four physicians who perform HbA1c testing in their office    

technical specifications

System Description         Point-of-care immunoassay analyzer

Quantitative Tests           Hemoglobin A1c (whole blood): Range: 2.5% to 14%

                                        (4mmol/mol to 130 mmol/mol) Microalbumin/Creatinine (urine):

                                         Single test reports all three results for: Albumin: 5 to 300 mg/L;

                                         Creatinine: 15 to 500 mg/dL (1.3 to 44.2 mmol/L);

                                         Albumin-to Creatinine Ratio: 1 to 2000 mg/g (0.11 to 226 mg/mmol)

Test Format                      Self-contained immunoassay cartridges

Test Measurement           Automatic, optional transmission

Test Method                    HbA1c and Albumin: monoclonal antibody agglutination reaction

                                       Creatinine - Benedict Behre chemical reaction

Time to Test Results       HbA1c - 6 minutes

                                       A:C Ratio - 7 minutes

Sample Volume                HbA1c - 1µL whole blood

Microalbumin/Creatinine 40µL urine

Sample Preparation        No pretreatment; no pipetting required

Sample ID/                       Optional; via touch screen or bar code reader

Operator ID Entry

Calibration                        Lot-specific calibration card provides automatic calibration with every cartridge

                                         Traceable to International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) reference                               

                                          materials and test methods for measurement of HbA1c

Storage Capacity              4000 patient and/or control records Up to 1,000 operator IDs

/Memory

Display                              Color touch screen with 1/4 VGA resolution

Data Export                      Via USB flash drive to PC or direct to LIS/HIS or data manager, if interfaced

Flexible QC Scheduling  None, Automatic Reminders or Required

QC Testing                      Optional lockout if schedule not followed or QC fails

User/Operator Access   Restricted, if desired, to protect patient and QC data and prevent unauthorized use

Matching Lab Results/

Reference Method         Adjustable correlation to reference methods

Reference Ranges           User-definable reference ranges available for HbA1c

Serial Port                        RS232, ASTM

Ethernet Connection       ASTM or POCT1-A2

Bi-Directional                  ASTM: Remote computer can be set up to lock out patient tests

  Capabilities                    POCT1-A2: Remote computer can be set up to lock out patient tests,

                                        and send operator list to analyzer

USB-Port                         Standard USB 2.0

External Bar Code           Serial (9 pin)

Reader (optional)

Onboard Printer            54 mm (2 in) width, thermal/label stock

External Printer              Supports standard PCL printer interface via USB port

Dimensions                    9.0 (h) x 11.5 (w) x 10.5 (d) inches 25.4 (h) x 28.7 (w) x 27.7 (d) cm

Weight                            3.88 kg (9.0 lb)

Power Requirements    100 to 240 VAC; 50/60 Hz

Line Leakage Current     <0.3 mA in normal condition

                                        <0.5 mA in single fault condition

Maximum Power Input 70 VA; 30 watts

Ambient Operating         18°C to 30°C (64°F to 86°F) (Albumin)

Temperature                   15°C to 32°C (61°F to 88°F) (HbA1c)

Operating                        5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F);

 Temperature                 15% to 90% relative humidity

Safety                             TUV SUD with CB Scheme, CSA-C22.2,

                                       EN60601, IEC 60601, UL60601

EMC Emissions/              FCC 47: Part 15 (Class B),

 Immunity                       EN60601-1-2 (Class B)