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AtheNA Multi-Lyte®
Test System
Technology Overview
Features and Benefits
How It Works
Autoimmune Tests
Infectious Disease Tests
Ordering Information
ELISA
IFA
Ischemia
Serology/Agglutination
Clinical Microbiology
 
 
 

 
Advantages of Intra-Well Calibration Technology™*
  • Improved accuracy and precision
  • No assay drift
  • Automatic adjustment due to specimen condition factors
  • Monitoring of specimen background
  • Similarity in results reported (<100 Neg / >120 Pos / 100-120 Equivocal)
 

*patent pending

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AtheNA Test Procedure*
Step No.: Test Step:
1 Dilute specimens according to package insert.
2 Combine 50 μL of bead suspension and 10 μL of diluted specimen in an empty well.
3 Incubate at room temperature for 30 + 10 minutes.
3a If heterogeneous assay, perform wash step.
4 Add 150 μL of conjugate to each well.
5 Incubate at room temperature for 30 + 10 minutes.
6 Read results within 60 minutes.
 

*See package insert for complete instructions.

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Time Comparison
AtheNA
  • Total assay time
    – 2 hours, 15 minutes
  • Hands-on time
    – 15 minutes
ELISA
  • Total assay time
    – 10 hours
  • Hands-on time
    – 1 hour, 15 minutes

 
AtheNA Software Features
  • Bi-directional interface
  • Reports that include population statistics (positivity rates by lot, tech, or date)
  • Levy-Jennings plots (kit and in-house controls)
  • Choice of reporting options (complete profile reports, qualitative reports, user-defined analyte reports)
  • Virtually unlimited data storage
  • Data can be exported to spreadsheets (e.g., Excel)

The software lets users easily:
  • Set up a patient list
  • Read a plate
  • Time assays (built-in timer)
  • Search for a specimen-by-specimen ID
  • Set up new users or delete existing users
  • Add a new lot
  • Evaluate or query the results of previous runs
  • Automatically review generated Levy-Jennings plots
  • Set up and monitor the facility's own external controls

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Licensed Technologies/Applications
  • Allergy
  • Autoimmune
  • Bacterial immunoassays
  • Bacterial nucleic acids
  • Cancer marker immunoassays
  • Cancer marker nucleic acid tests
  • Cardiac event immunoassays
  • Coronary artery disease marker testing
  • Cytokine immunoassay testing
  • Ctyokine nucleic acid tests
  • Drugs of abuse
  • Endocrinology
  • Hemostasis
  • Hereditary disease testing
  • HLA testing
  • Identity testing
  • Serum protein testing
  • Mycology/parasitology immunoassays
  • Mycology/parasitology nucleic acid testing
  • Nutritional status testing
  • Osteoporosis testing
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring
  • Transfusion and blood product testing
  • Virology immunoassays
  • Virology nucleic acid assays
  Ordering Information

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