Hemochron Jr Signature+ Features
The HEMOCHRON Jr. Signature+ Whole Blood Microcoagulation System is a battery-operated, hand-held instrument that performs individual point-of-care coagulation tests on fresh or citrated whole blood. These tests include Activated Clotting Time (ACT+ and ACT-LR), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT and APTT Citrate), and Prothrombin Time (PT and PT Citrate). The system is intended to be used with test
Features
- the system is portable for bedside use
- Fresh whole blood or citrated whole blood can be used (assay dependent)
- Only one drop of blood is required
- Results are available in minutes
- Results are displayed appropriately as whole blood, plasma equivalent, Celite equivalent seconds, or INR
- Test type is automatically read from the cuvette
- Test results are automatically stamped with date and time
- Results from 400 patient tests and 400 QC tests can be stored
- Stored results can be printed and/or downloaded to a personal computer
- Stored results can be searched by Patient ID
- Instrument self-checks are automatically performed
- Electronic Quality Control (EQC) cuvettes are used to check instrument operation at two levels
- A Temperature Verification cuvette can be additionally used to check test chamber temperature
- The display is illuminated for viewing in low light
- The user is alerted when the battery is low
- An optional printer can be connected
- The system can be customized using a personal computer and HEMOCHRON Configuration Manager software
- User Notes can be entered to add additional information to the test results
- Patient/QC test reports can be created using a personal computer and ITC data management software programs
