4-Channel Platelet Aggregation System

The Helena AggRAM offers fully customisable platelet aggregation and Ristocetin cofactor testing using light transmission aggregometry on plasma.

Detection principle:
Light transmission
4 channel laser optics utilising 650nm wavelength

Measurement:
Aggregation
Agglutination

Sample processing
Plasma sample
Micro-volume testing - minimum cuvette volume of 250μl
4 or 8 patient samples per run
12 sample incubation positions
4 ambient reagent positions

Main features
Flexibility – customise your assay test sequence, calibration, dilutions, volumes, run times, display parameters, input additional agonists and create new screens
Half-volume – fully optimised half volume settings, including programmable stirrer speed
Powerful data handling – automatic calculation of slope, max% aggregation, time to max aggregation, lag phase, secondary slope and area under the curve (research use only) with full manual edit options
Security – operator log on with password level protection
Database – extensive database for patient results, quality control and standards. Data retrieval with the safety of full automatic backup
Interface – LIMS uni-directional host interface
Quality control – Levey-Jennings display of QC data based on assigned Westgard rules with integrated corrective action log
Available PC/Printer option