Features & Benefits
Increase productivity and operator efficiency in the low-volume laboratory
The RAPIDLab 348EX analyzer combines proven Siemens blood gas technology with a range of next-generation system enhancements designed to streamline and simplify day-to-day operations and workflow.
Fast, accurate results support critical treatment decisions
- Actionable patient test results are available in approximately 60 seconds
- Small sample size (50 µL–95 µL) suitable for most patients
- Analyze whole blood and dialysate fluid
- Whole blood results: pH, pCO2, pO2 Na+, K+, Ca++/Cl–, and hematocrit
- Dialysate results: pH, pCO2, Na+, K+, Ca++, HCO3–, and ctCO2
- Test and report only those parameters ordered by the clinician
Ensure data integrity and increase workflow efficiency
- Bar-code reader, for patient/operator ID entry, can be mounted on either side and offers optional setting for continuous-on, single-handing scanning
- Sample probe aspirates from syringes, capillaries, and QC ampules automatically, without the need for adapters
- Automatic detection of short samples shifts analyzer into microsample mode, with no operator involvement required
- Time-tested Ready Sensor® electrodes have a proven track record of performance and long use-life
- Comprehensive QC materials help verify system performance
- Automatic calibration routines and wash sequences minimize demands on operators time and attention
Easy-to-use with fast access to sensors, reagents, and waste
- Intuitive, color, touch screen user interface features large, easy-to-read system icons that display analyzer status
- One-touch icon selection of sampling mode – syringe, capillary, dialysis fluid, QC
- Easy navigation to all routine functions from the Ready screen
- Measurement chamber houses all sensors and is designed for easy access and replacement
- All reagents are located on the front panel of the analyzer, enabling easy reagent replacement
- Clear plastic bottles and blue-colored solutions allow at-a-glance checks of fill volumes
- Minimal maintenance requirements further extend system uptime
Affordable, on-demand performance from a compact design
- Economically priced – low cost of acquisition
- Low operating costs – cost of reagents/consumables will not vary significantly, even if throughput triples from five to 15 samples/day
- Small footprint saves valuable bench space in smaller labs and point-of-care settings
Flexible data review, reporting and storage
- Results can be viewed on-screen, output to the onboard printer, or electronically transmitted to LIS/HIS or RAPIDComm® Data Management System
- Convenient onboard storage of up to 250 patient test records, and up to 90 results for each level of QC
- Print calibration and QC summaries for inspection purposes including off-line generated Levey-Jennings reports to document QC performance
- USB port simplifies data uploads/downloads
Increase efficiency with the RAPIDComm Data Management System
When analyzers in remote, decentralized settings are supported by the RAPIDComm Data Management System, point-of-care coordinators can oversee the entire testing process from a central location.
- Configure, monitor, and control multiple networked RAPIDLab 348EX analyzers
- Troubleshoot analyzers, standardize test protocols, authorize and certify operators, and enforce QC checks
- Generate customized reports for accreditation inspections
- Help ensure testing and regulatory compliance, and improve risk management
- Connect multiple Siemens point-of-care analyzers – including blood gas, urine chemistry, and diabetes care systems — through a single interface to the LIS/HIS
Assays
Measurable Parameters |
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Blood Gas
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pH |
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Electrolytes
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Na+ |
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Hematocrit
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HCT |
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Calculated Parameters |
O2SAT |
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Renal Dialysate |
This mode permits measurement of Na+, K+, Ca++, pCO2 and pH in bicarbonate-based or acetate-based renal dialysis fluids.
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Technical Specifications
System Overview
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Sample Size
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Syringe: 95 µL |
Sample Type
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Whole blood |
Analysis time
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Approximately 60 seconds to result
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Calibration
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Automatic or on demand
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Input Parameters
Temperature:
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10.0°C–43.9°C
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Hemoglobin:
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2.0–25.0 g/dL
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FIO2:
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15.0%–100.0%
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Patient/Operator IDs:
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Up to 16 characters (alphanumeric)
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Sample location:
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Radial, brachial, femoral, cord, arterial line (with RAPIDComm® Data Management System) |
Display Interface
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Intuitive, icon-based color touchscreen
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Onboard Computer
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Storage Capacity/Memory
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Up to 250 patient test records |
Data Export
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Via integrated USB port/flash drive to PC, or direct to LIS/HIS or RAPIDComm® Data Management System
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Connectivity Options
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Serial
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RS232, LIS1, LIS2, LIS3 protocol
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Bi-directional
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Can be set up for monitoring/control and connectivity via the RAPIDComm Data Management System
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Peripheral Interfaces
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USB Port
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Standard USB 2.0
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External Barcode Reader
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Standard USB 2.0
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Environmental
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Temperature:
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15ºC–32ºC
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Humidity:
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max. 85% at 32ºC non-condensing
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Barometric Pressure
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400-825 mmHg
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Power Requirements
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Rating:
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80 VA
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Voltage:
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100–240 V
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Frequency:
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50/60 Hz
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General
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System Dimensions
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Width: |
385 mm (15.2 in.) |
Approvals
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UL, CSA, IEC, EN-61010, CE Marked with full CB Scheme and all National Deviations. Complies with the IVD directive.
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