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ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay System

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

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
EPO
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
NT-proBNP†

Diabetes
C-Peptide
Insulin 

Hepatitis
Anti-HBe†
Anti-HBs 2
HAV IgM
HAV Total
HBc IgM
HBc Total
HBc Total2†
HBeAg
HBsAg Confirmatory
HBsAgII
HBsAgII Quant
HCV

HIV
HIV 1/O/2 Enhanced (EHIV)
HIV Combo (CHIV)

Immunosuppressant Drugs
Cyclosporine
Everolimus*
Sirolimus*

Inflammation
IgE, Total
IL-6†
LBP†

Liver Fibrosis
Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF™) Test†
HA (ELF™ Marker)†
PIIINP (ELF™ Marker)†
TIMP (ELF™ Marker)†

Metabolic
Cortisol
Homocysteine

Neurology
TTAU (Total-Tau)*
AB42 (β-Amyloid 1-42)*

Oncology
AFP
BR 27.29
CA 125II‡
CA 15-3‡
CA 19-9
Calcitonin
CEA
Complexed PSA
CYFRA 21-1*‡
Free PSA†
NSE*
PSA
SCC*‡
Serum HER-2/neu

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

Sepsis
Procalcitonin (PCT)†

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

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

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

ToRCH
CMV IgG
CMV IgM*
Herpes-1 IgG
Herpes-2 IgG
Rubella IgGII
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.

** Available in the U.S. only. Limited distribution.

Some of the medical devices/features/applications listed may not yet be licensed for sale in Canada, in accordance with Canadian Law. Due to regulatory reasons, their future availability cannot be guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens Healthineers organization for further details.