Data will not be lost with either procedure, which takes approximately one minute. Data were collected for 156 epoc systems over 12 months. Cms allows a total of four epoc user accounts existing. The epoc blood analysis system is intended for use by trained medical professionals as an in vitro diagnostic device for the quantitative testing of samples of whole blood using the bgem blood gas. The epocs blood analysis system the epocs blood analysis system epocal inc. Element poc epoc utilizes a singleuse test card that is stored at room temperature and contains gold electrodes and calibration fluids to calibrate the analyzer prior to each sample analysis. Siemens healthineers to acquire epocal from alere daic. Analytical and clinical performance of the epoc blood analysis. Bluetooth or wifi to your practice management software heska integration required or epoc wireless printer sold separately. The epoc system is a handheld, wireless solution that provides blood gas, electrolyte and metabolite results at the. Discard the first drop of blood which has been exposed to air. Portable, wireless blood gas analyzer with critical tests for patientside testing. The volume of blood necessary for analysis has been reduced from approximately 0. Woodley equipment is the exclusive uk supplier of the epoc veterinary blood gas, electrolyte and critical care analyser.
To describe validation and performance of epoc, a blood gas analysis pointofcare system, in a live clinical setting. Linearity study of three epoc blood analysis systems. Linearity analysis and comparison study on the epoc pointofcare. Capillary blood gases in acute exacerbations of copd. Abstractobjectives to describe validation and performance of epoc, a blood gas analysis pointofcare system, in a live clinical setting. It provides immediate blood gas, electrolyte and critical care biochemistry results and provides lower. Arterial blood gas abg analysis linkedin slideshare. The epoc is the first wireless veterinary point of care testing solution to use smart card technology.
Arterial blood gas and electrolyte testing are essential for the evaluation of a patients general condition in clinical settings. For details on how each device connects and communicates, as well as the reports available, download the pdf. Electrolyte bge test card and 2 blood gas electrolyte and metabolytes bgem test. The system manual is organized into sections corresponding with the table of contents at the front of the manual. It is used with the wondfo s original blood gas analyzer test card electrochemistry, blood gas analyzer reagent pack supporting the use, suitable for the measurement of patients in blood ph ph, carbon. Woodley equipment is the exclusive uk supplier of the epoc veterinary blood gas, electrolyte. Stat 1 blood analyser operates with the advanced technology of single.
The epoc system is a handheld, wireless solution to enable comprehensive blood analysis testing at the patients side on a single room temperature test card, with results in less than a minute. Simply insert the test card into the epoc reader and obtain a blood sample from the. The epoc reader and host are two separate devices that communicate bidirectionally via bluetooth and provide a handheld. Rals systems are interfaced to devices you use at the pointofcare every day from market share leaders in glucose, coagulation, blood gaselectrolytes and cardiac markers, and more. A crucial part of every patients assessment is measurement of. Medical device for in vitro diagnosis for the measurement of blood gases. Abg equipment 3 electrode system that measures three fundamental variables po2, pco2 and ph all others parameters such as hco3 computed by software using standard formulae. The epoc system is a handheld, wireless solution that provides blood gas, electrolyte and metabolite results at the patients bedside in approximately 30 seconds after sample introduction. Introduction identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of copd. Each section is controlled and maintained separately by the document and revision number at the bottom of each page. The epoc blood analyser is a fast, accurate and costeffective portable analyser ideal for any veterinary practice. The blood specimen were collected in blood gas syringes from 40 cardiac. The epoc is a portable analyser available for uk veterinary practices. The epoc system is a handheld, wireless solution to enable comprehensive blood analysis testing at the patients side on a.
The past, present and future of blood gas and electrolyte. Pdf evaluation of the istat blood gas analysis system. The epoc blood analysis system gives you labquality results here and now. The epoc blood analysis system abg gives you labquality results always. To describe validation and performance of epoc, a blood gas. Blood gas, electrolytes and metabolites on a handheld device in 30 seconds. Then, click to select products of interest for sidebyside comparison in. Clinical performance of a novel portable epoc analyzer. Section 2 epoc blood analysis system provides a brief description of the epoc system and its major components. First, click a product category to view the features, functionality, and marketplace presence of leading lab software and instrumentation. The steps to access epoc application document contains detailed information on accessing the epoc and aspen web applications. It is recommended to test samples immediately after the blood draw to obtain results that represent the patients status with the greatest accuracy.
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