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ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay SystemHow does your lab meet varied testing demands?

Can your lab handle both routine and specialized testing without sacrificing efficiency? Can you maintain speed and accuracy for an increasingly diverse patient population? The high-performance ADVIA Centaur® XP system has more onboard reagents and dedicated STAT capabilities to maximize productivity, regardless of volume or types of tests. Always ready, continuous operation without interruption.

  • High throughput, up to 240 tests/hour
  • Intuitive software for ease of operation
  • STAT port guarantees priority sampling at any time
  • Data archive reduces administrative tasks
  • Extensive menu with 30 onboard reagents
  • Increase productivity by connecting to Siemens' Aptio™ Automation, ADVIA® Automation, StreamLAB® Automation or VersaCell® Solutions
ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay System
ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay System

    Features & Benefits

    Immunodiagnostics at a Higher Level
    Immunodiagnostics at a Higher Level
    Comprehensive Menu

    Comprehensive Menu

    • Comprehensive diagnostic testing covers screening, diagnosis, risk assessment and monitoring
    • 30 onboard reagents maximize test capacity
    Powerful Productivity

    Powerful Productivity

    • High throughput, up to 240 tests per hour, to keep pace with peak workload times
    • High-resolution touch screen for easy interaction
    • Expanded ancillary reagent and fluid capacity
    • Data archive feature reduces time for administrative tasks
    • Universal sample rack design eliminates manual tasks


     

    Excellent Patient Care

    Excellent Patient Care

    • STAT port guarantees priority sampling at any time
    • Disposable pipette tips eliminate sample-to-sample carryover
    • Automatic dilution, repeat and reflex testing
    • Smart Algorithm Software automatically repeats and confirms reactive testing
    Superior Service

    Superior Service

    • 360º status light displays system information visible from all points
    • User interface adjusts for customized ergonomics
    • No daily startup with automated maintenance features
    • New instrument sensors enhance remote diagnostic functions

    Flexible Solutions

    • Connectivity to Aptio™ Automation, ADVIA® Automation, StreamLAB® Automation and VersaCell® Solutions
    • Siemens Remote Service (SRS) proactively maintains Siemens' systems

    Assays

    Anemia
    Active B12
    Ferritin
    Folate
    RBC Folate
    Vitamin B12

    Autoimmune
    Anti-CCP

    Bone Metabolism
    Intact PTH
    Vitamin D Total

    Cardiac
    BNP
    CKMB
    High-Sensitivity Troponin I (TNIH)
    Myoglobin
    Tnl-Ultra™

    Diabetes
    C-Peptide
    Insulin

    Hepatitis
    Anti-HBs-2
    HAV IgM
    HAV Total
    HBc IgM
    HBc Total
    HBeAg
    HBsAg Confirmatory
    HBs AgII
    HCV**

    HIV
    HIV 1/0/2 Enhanced (EHIV)§
    HIV Combo§

    Immunosuppressant Drugs
    Cyclosporine
    Everolimus*
    Tacrolimus*

    Inflammation
    IgE, Total

    Metabolic
    Cortisol
    Homocysteine

    Oncology
    AFP
    BR 27.29
    CA 125II‡
    CA 15-3
    CA 19-9
    Calcitonin
    CEA
    Complexed PSA
    PSA
    Serum HER-2/neu

    Reproductive Endocrinology
    AFP
    Anti-Müllerian Hormone*
    DHEAS
    Enhanced Estradiol
    Free βhCG‡‡
    FSH
    hCG
    LH
    PAPP-A‡‡
    PIGF*
    Progesterone
    Prolactin
    sFLT-1*
    SHBG
    Testosterone

    Special ID
    EBV-EBNA IgG*
    EBV-VCA IgG*
    EBV-VCA IgM*
    Syphilis
    Zika IgM††

    Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
    Carbamazepine
    Digitoxin
    Digoxin
    Gentamicin
    Phenobarbital
    Phenytoin
    Theophylline
    Valproic Acid
    Vancomycin

    Thyroid
    Anti-TG
    Anti-TPO
    Free T3
    Free T4
    T Uptake
    Total T3
    Total T4
    TSH3-Ultra
    TSH

    ToRCH
    CMV IgG
    CMV IgM*
    Herpes I
    Herpes II
    Rubella IgG
    Rubella IgM
    Toxoplasma IgG
    Toxoplasma IgM

    Technical Specifications

    Overview

     

    System Description

    Random access immunoassay system

    Throughput

    Up to 240 tests per hour

    Time To First Result

    18 minutes; results every 15 seconds thereafter, assay dependent

    Assays On Board

    30

    Assay Packs

    ADVIA Centaur® ReadyPack™ assays

    Assay Technology

    Direct Chemiluminescence using Acridinium Ester technology

    Sample Handling

     

    Sample Tubes

    1 mL, 2 mL, 3 mL, 5 mL, 7 mL, 10 mL, micro container tubes

    Sample Carriers

    Universal 5-position rack holds multiple tube types; 180 samples fully loaded; no-pause loading and unloading

    STAT Handling

    Dedicated STAT port accepts samples any time

    Sample Types

    Serum, plasma, urine - assay dependent

    Sample Volume

    10 uL to 200 uL assay dependent

    Sample Integrity Control

    Pressure transducer technology with clot management, detection, and flagging.

    Sample Pipette Tips

    Ensure zero sample carryover

    Automatic Dilutions

    Varies by assay, up to 1:1000

    Bar Codes

     

     

    Code 128, Code 39, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5

    Reagent Handling

     

    Reagent Cooling

    30-position reagent tray cooled 4°C to 8°C

    Reagent Integrity Control

    Barcode reagent identification, automatic inventory tracking and flagging, calibration validity tracked and flagged, reagent on board stability tracked and flagged, reagent expired/ reagent low flagging

    Reagent Mixing

    ReadyPacks automatically rocked onboard

    Ancillary Reagents

    25-position ancillary reagent tray cooled 4°C to 8°C

    Supplies

     

    Cuvettes

    1,000 ADVIA Centaur cuvette capacity

    Sample Tips

    ADVIA Centaur type, 840 on board, automatic tracking, and flagging of inventory

    Continuous Operation

     

     

    Loading/unloading of samples and consumables at anytime without he need to interrupt system operations, includes: sample racks, STATS, reagent packs, ancillary reagent packs, reaction cuvettes, sample pipette tips, calibrators, controls, wash fluids, water, and waste.

    User Interface

     

    Monitor

    19-inch diagonal high-resolution LCD touch screen with adjustable height

    Operating System Results Management

    Dual Sun Microsystems Sparc® II processors; Microsoft® Windows® XP

    Host Interface

    RS232C bidirectional and host query; Ethernet connection available; 25,000 result storage; archive to removable media; automatic reflex testing

    Smart Algorithm Software

    Repeats and confirms reactive testing; results available as completed

    Quality Control

     

     

    Advanced QC package includes Levy-Jennings plots and Westgard rules; 65,000 control results can be stored

    Removable Media

     

     

    DVD or CD-RW

    Device Management

     

     

    100 Base-T Ethernet port for remote access and Siemens Remote Service proactive service modem

    General Specifications

     

    Electrical

    208-240 V at 50/60 Hz; meets regulatory requirements for UL, CAN/CSA, IEC1010. JIS, CE, CISPR11 Class A

    Power Consumption

    1 KW in ready state; 1.5 KW in operating state

    Water

    Deionized type II

    Dimensions

    51.5 (h) x 72.4 (w) x 41.0 (d) in-130.9 (h) x 183.9 (w) x 104.2 (d) cm

    Weight

    1,200 lbs (545 kg)

    Floor Load-bearing Requirement

    390 kg/m2 (80lb/ft2)

    Operating Environment Temperature

    18-30OC; humidity 20-80% noncondensing

    Ventilation

    10,000 BTU/hour

    Noise Emission

    58.8 db in ready state; 61.3 in operating state

    * Under development. Not available for sale.

    † Not available for sale in the U.S.

    ‡ CA 125II is a trademark of Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.

    § Assay developed, manufactured, and sold by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. for Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. and Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Inc.

    ** For outside of the U.S. only, assay developed, manufactured, and sold by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. for Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. and Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Inc.

    †† The ADVIA Centaur Zika Test has not been FDA cleared or approved. This test has been authorized by FDA under an EUA for use by authorized laboratories. This test has been authorized only for the diagnosis for Zika virus infection and not for any other viruses or pathogens. This test is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of the emergency use of in vitro diagnostic tests for detection of Zika virus and/or diagnosis of Zika virus infection under section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner

    ‡‡ For Research Use Only in the U.S. Not for use in clinical or diagnostic procedures in the U.S.