RAPIDLab® 348EX Blood Gas System

Specification

Features & Benefits

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.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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

Analyte 

 

Blood Gas

pH
pCO2
pO2

 

Electrolytes

Na+
K+
Ca++ or Cl

 

Hematocrit

 HCT

 

Calculated Parameters

O2SAT
O2CT
HCO3-act
HCO3-std
ctCO2
BEb
BEecf, pO2(A-a)
pO2 (a/A)
pO2/FiO2
Ca++(7.4)
Anion Gap

 

 

Renal Dialysate

This mode permits measurement of Na+, K+, Ca++, pCO2 and pH in bicarbonate-based or acetate-based renal dialysis fluids.

 

 

Technical Specifications

System Overview
Sample Size

Syringe: 95 µL
Capillary: 95 µL
Microsample mode: 50 µL

Sample Type

Whole blood
Dialysate fluid

Analysis time
Approximately 60 seconds to result
Calibration
Automatic or on demand
Temperature:

 

10.0°C–43.9°C
Hemoglobin:

 

2.0–25.0 g/dL
FIO2:

 

15.0%–100.0%
Patient/Operator IDs:

 

Up to 16 characters (alphanumeric)
Sample location:

 

Radial, brachial, femoral, cord, arterial line (with RAPIDComm® Data Management System)

Display Interface
Intuitive, icon-based color touchscreen
Onboard Computer

 

Storage Capacity/Memory

Up to 250 patient test records
Up to 90 results for each level of QC

Data Export
Via integrated USB port/flash drive to PC, or direct to LIS/HIS or RAPIDComm® Data Management System
Connectivity Options

 

Serial
RS232, LIS1, LIS2, LIS3 protocol
Bi-directional
Can be set up for monitoring/control and connectivity via the RAPIDComm Data Management System
Peripheral Interfaces

 

 

USB Port
Standard USB 2.0

 

External Barcode Reader
Standard USB 2.0
Environmental
Temperature:
15ºC–32ºC
Humidity:
max. 85% at 32ºC non-condensing
Barometric Pressure
400-825 mmHg
Power Requirements

 

 

Rating:
80 VA

 

Voltage:
100–240 V

 

Frequency:
50/60 Hz

 

General

 

System Dimensions

Width:
Depth:
Height:
Weight :

385 mm (15.2 in.)
353 mm (13.9 in.)
382 mm (15.0 in.)
9.4 kg (20.7 lb)

Approvals
UL, CSA, IEC, EN-61010, CE Marked with full CB Scheme and all National Deviations. Complies with the IVD directive.
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