Ortho Clinical Diagnostics VITROS® 4600 Chemistry System

Every day, labs like yours face the challenge of improving patient care while balancing staffing, compliance, and total operating cost containment. With proven technologies and a comprehensive chemistry menu for both routine and specialty testing, the VITROS® 4600 System is designed to help you confidently and efficiently deliver chemistry results to the physicians and patients who depend on you.

Improve results quality, evaluation, and trending
Increase confidence in result quality by eliminating carryover with the system’s disposable, single-use tip design. And improve result evaluation and trending ability within peer groups with configurable assay ranges that account for 7 demographic attributes for greater specificity.

Boost productivity while containing costs
Improve your productivity—and your budget—predictably with extended calibration times, uninterrupted walkaway operation, and less required maintenance. At the same time, tailor the instrument to your lab’s workflow with adjustable thresholds for onboard inventories, calibration expirations, and diluent volumes/expirations.

Simplify operations and streamline training and resources
Simplify the operation of your lab, streamline operator training, and boost workflow—while better managing costs—with the VITROS® x600 Systems’ standardized User Interface. The interface also improves sample integrity traceability, while the editable maintenance log simplifies record keeping, allowing maintenance steps to be recorded directly on the system and reviewed or printed at the touch of a button.

Maximize uptime and help to ensure continued support
Resolve technical issues quickly with highly secure, real-time, 2-way communication between your system and our support teams. And take advantage of additional process consulting and laboratory design services, as well as call centers, proactive monitoring, and experienced field engineers to improve efficiency.

Train operators quickly and effectively
Get your staff up to speed quickly and effectively with start-up training and ongoing education. Our training programs have received an outstanding satisfaction rating and feature classroom, onsite, and online options to suit your needs.

Dimensions W x D x H	2.34m x 0.84m x 1.33m (92.2 in x 33.4 in x 52.5 in)
Weight	640 kg (1,400 lb)
Line voltage	1 dedicated 20-amp power line, nominal 200–240 V AC
Line frequency	47-63 Hz
Operating temperature	15°–30°C (59°–86°F)
Ambient relative humidity	15%–75% RH noncondensing
Altitude	Up to 2,439 m (8000 ft)
Plumbing	No water or drain required; self-contained onboard waste management eliminates special requirements for offboard plumbing
Reagents	No preparation*, no mixing or reconstitution required for Integrated Reagent Packs, Electrolyte Reference Fluid (ERF), or Immuno-Wash Fluid (IWF) Onboard stability up to 35 days Shelf life stability up to 18 months from date of manufacture**
Onboard test capacity	Up to 8,940 tests 125 reagent/diluent positions 89 MicroSlide Cartridges (18, 50, or 60 tests/cart) 36 MicroTip Packs (50, 75, or 100 tests/pack)
Calibration	25 lots per assay with automatic lot switching MicroSlide and MicroTip assays stable up to lot change* Random-access calibration Bar-coded calibrators for MicroSlide assays
Throughput	Maximum theoretical throughput is up to 845 tests per hour†
Sample capacity	Continuous load/unload 150 samples in universal trays 10 samples in dedicated STAT lane
Universal sample trays	Accomodate 5mL, 7mL, and 10mL collection tubes; 1.5mL microcollection containers; VITROS® microsample cups and 0.5mL and 2.0mL cups
Data storage	Read/write disk drive for data input and archiving USB flash drive (memory stick) capabilities 10,000 sample programs 25,000 samples with ability to archive and retrieve through CD-ROM or USB flash drive
Laboratory Information System (LIS)	Bidirectional interface for ASTM and HL7 protocols Broadcast download and Host Query

 

*Except Caffeine and % Hemoglobin A1c
**Gentamicin: 24 months; Caffeine: 36 months
^†Actual throughput will vary by test mix and sample workflow