Urine Transport Tubes
Keeps samples for 72 hours before testing
Bio-Medical Products, Mendham, NJ, offers freestanding, urinalysis labeled tubes with yellow color screw caps and a 10-mL fill. Sturdy clear polyproplene shows the visual fill volume, and the inside conical portion is ideal for centrifuging specimens for sediment microscopic examination. Dip stix chemistry, pregnancy tests, drugs-of-abuse tests, and microscopic examinations can be performed on the stabilized samples, which can be maintained at room temperature for up to 72 hours before testing. The buffered preservative maintains a lower pH and prevents bacterial proliferation, helping to prevent false positives readings for occult blood and protein. They are available as 10-mL and 30-mL screw-capped tubes/vials in bags of 25, and come 500 per case.
Bio-Medical Products Corp
(800) 543-7427
www.biomedicalproductscorp.com
Dipper Urine Dipstick Control
Control simulates patient testing
Use the Dipper™ urine dipstick control, from Quantimetrix, Redondo Beach, Calif, to monitor the performance of visual and instrumental readings of urine dipsticks by immersing the dipstick into the control—the same way patient samples are tested. The control includes values for all dipstick analytes, plus microalbumin and creatinine, and qualitative results for hCG early pregnancy detection test methods. The control is designed for use with most urinalysis reagent strips. It can also be used for confirmatory tests and refractometry. It features 18-month unopened and 3-month (or 20 dips) open-vial stability when stored at 2°C to 8°C.
Quantimetrix
(800) 624-8380
www.4qc.com
The Dropper Plus
POC Urine Dipstick Control
The Dropper Plus POC urine dipstick control, from Quantimetrix, Redondo Beach, Calif, features 1 month of room-temperature stability and 18-month unopened- and open-vial stability when stored at 2°C to 8°C to help eliminate storage problems. It includes values for all dipstick analytes, plus microalbumin and creatinine, and qualitative results for hCG early pregnancy detection test methods. The control uses easy-to-use dropper bottles to simplify dispensing. It is designed for use with most reagent strips and can also be used for confirmatory tests and refractometry.
Quantimetrix
(800) 624-8380
www.4qc.com
MicroDROP Urine Dipstick Control
Simulates human patient samples
AUDIT MicroControls, Carlsbad, Calif, launches its new MicroDROP™ Urine Dipstick Control, a bilevel urine-based control with values for several of the more popular dipsticks, including Siemens Multistix® and Roche Chemstrip®. It is intended to simulate human patient samples for the purpose of monitoring the precision of laboratory dipstick testing procedures for glucose, bilirubin, ketones, specific gravity, blood, pH, protein, urobilinogen, nitrite, hCG, and leukocytes. The control is available in both 5-mL and 25-mL dropper bottles and features a 2-year shelf-life at 2°C to 8°C.
AUDIT MicroControls Inc
(866) 25-AUDIT
www.auditmicro.com
DiaScreen 50
In-office CLIA-waived urinalysis
The DiaScreen® 50 urine analyzer, from ARKRAY, Minneapolis, enables easy in-office urine testing and provides instrument read results that eliminate color interpretation variability between operators. An easy-to-read printout saves time and minimizes transcription errors. Patient identification may be entered with the keypad, bar code reader, or keyboard. The analyzer tests urine specimens for the presence of leukocytes, specific gravity, urobilinogen, glucose, ketone, bilirubin, protein, nitrite, blood, and pH. It may be used with the DiaScreen 3 through 10-way reagent test strips.
ARKRAY
(877) 538-8872
www.arkraypoc.com
UF-1000i Automated Urine Particle Analyzer
Can process 100 urine samples per hour
The Sysmex UF-1000i™ automated urine particle analyzer, from Sysmex America, Mundelein, Ill, provides high-precision counts for white and red blood cells, improved sensitivity for pathological casts, and enhanced analysis information utilized by the physician/clinician for screening of patients with kidney disease. The fully automated UF-1000i offers enhanced staining that provides high precision, improved sensitivity, an improved bacteria detection mode, and enhanced analysis information for clinicians. The analyzer has a processing capability of 100 urine samples per hour with minimal operator intervention. The product’s software is Windows®-based. Interactive training allows technologists to train at their own pace in their own space while receiving support through the company’s support staff and via printed materials.
Sysmex America
(800) 379-7639
www.sysmex.com/usa
Sentry Urinalysis Control
Now with 12-month room-temperature shelf life
The Sentry Urinalysis Control, from Thermo Fisher Scientific, East Providence, RI, now features a 12-month room-temperature shelf life, making it ideal for monitoring refrigerated products off-site or for sites lacking refrigerators where urine strips are used. The control is a ready-to-use liquid formulation that does not require any dilution or reconstitution. It works with Multistix®, Chemstrip®, DiaScreen®, and other major brands, and can be used with automated strip readers. The control is packaged in two levels—2 x 25 mL each level—and includes an HCG parameter. It has an 18-month stability at 2°C to 8°C.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
(800) 556-7575
www.thermoscientific.com
