Siemens Healthcare launched the Dimension Vista® 500 Intelligent Lab System—the latest addition to the company’s family of ultra-integrated chemistry and immunochemistry systems.

The new system has a test menu of more than 115 assays and offers test panels for anemia, cardiac disease, thyroid disorders, therapeutic drug monitoring, protein testing, drugs-of-abuse testing and routine and specialty chemistry testing—all on one system and from a single patient sample. With the option of two configurations, the system meets the varying needs of mid-volume laboratories.
 
The Dimension Vista 500 Intelligent Lab System has a throughput of up to 1,000 patient tests per hour. The Dimension Vista 1000T Intelligent Lab System is also available by seamlessly adjoining two Dimension Vista 500 Systems, doubling the throughput capacity to up to 2,000 tests per hour and providing mirror back-up capabilities and increased walk-away time for laboratory personnel.

Identical to the other Dimension Vista systems, four advanced detection technologies including photometry, nephelometry, V-LYTE® electrolyte and LOCI® advanced chemiluminescence are used on the systems, resulting in a broad test menu. The LOCI technology allows customers access to fast, sensitive immunoassay testing and fast analytical turnaround time of 10 minutes for critical cardiac tests such as high-sensitivity Troponin I.   
 
"We are bringing next-generation technology to mid-volume laboratory customers by leveraging the success of the Dimension Vista 1500 System, a similar integrated diagnostic testing solution for high-volume laboratories that was introduced by Siemens in 2007," said Donal Quinn, CEO, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. "The mid-volume Dimension Vista 500 System represents another major step toward improving the quality, efficiency and time to produce patient test results by consolidating testing onto fewer, more intelligent systems."
 
Siemens met the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory requirements to sell the Dimension Vista 500 and 1000T Intelligent Lab Systems, and both instruments are CE marked. With these additions, the company now offers an expanded portfolio of Dimension Vista systems that meet the needs of all types and sizes of clinical laboratories. The portfolio of Dimension Vista systems also addresses the need for standardization in large hospital networks with remote or satellite laboratories, by offering standardized patient test results and operating features.

Source: Siemens Healthcare