Point of Care Analyzer
The Nexus IB10 is a high-quality, fast, easy-to-use point-of-care instrument for clinicians who need to make decisions in a high-stress, complex environment, providing test results in 20 minutes. The IB10 has an innovative design that makes all steps easy for the end user.
The Nexus IB10 is an immunoanalyzer that quantitatively measures antigens or antibodies in whole blood or plasma samples on a dedicated test disc. The Nexus IB10 system combines chemistry with microfluidics and centrifugal flow to separate cell-free plasma from whole blood. The plasma is then moved through a channel, mixed with the immunoconjugates, and quantified.
The automated testing process allows for fast and accurate test results with minimal maintenance.
Results are reported in 20 minutes
An intuitive user interface with minimal user interaction
Small footprint for optimal use of space
Built-in self-test function minimizes maintenance
No sample preparation is required. Blood separation is done on the Nexus IB10 instrument
Test discs stable at room temperature for up to 30 days* (*Consult individual IFU product)
Connect to Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
Built-in thermal printer
Consumable disk
The sphingotest ® disc combines chemistry with centrifugal microfluidic flow to rapidly prepare cell-free plasma from whole blood, which can then be flowed through a channel to rehydrate, dissolve and mix with freeze-dried immunoconjugates.
Using a combination of active flow and capillary action, the test is ready to be quantitatively measured in 20 minutes with an optical signal level proportional to the analyte concentration.
After adding the patient sample, the entire test is performed within the Nexus IB10 analyzer which controls disc temperature as well as sequence, measurement duration, centrifugal flow, mixing, incubation, timing, final signal measurement, quantification and reporting of results. The drive also includes an internal positive control to ensure that the test equipment has functioned properly.
Each lot of disks is calibrated for the specific analyte to be measured to ensure lot-to-lot variability is minimized. The lot-specific calibration along with additional information such as lot expiration date is found on the QR code label attached to each disc. It is recommended that external controls also be tested at appropriate time intervals to confirm that the reagent pool is performing within acceptable limits.