BD FACSCanto™ Clinical Software

The software:

• Automatically sets cytometer detector voltages and creates compensation tables based on a single run with BD FACS™ 7-Color Setup Beads. This standardized approach ensures that fluorescence brightness is correct for stained cells in each detector and improves data integrity
• Will automatically correct for spectral overlap, also known as spillover, using the setup beads as a reference. Spectral overlap can occur when fluorophores emit light over a range of wavelengths and some of that light spills over into detectors other than the primary detector for a given fluorophore
• Uses the established spectral overlap values to ensure that stained cells are correctly compensated
• Provides a Cytometer Setup Report after cytometer setup with BD FACS™ 7-Color Setup Beads is run
• Offers integrated quality control with pass/fail determination, alarms and error flagging  

The Levey-Jennings tool in BD FACSCanto™ Clinical Software allows display of cytometer setup results over time in Levey-Jennings statistical process control plots.  

Problems that might require cytometer maintenance or service can be detected by tracking trends over time. For example, detector voltages should be trended as a key diagnostic to determine if the cytometer is becoming less efficient over time. Less emitted light will reach the detector and a higher PMT voltage will be required for the signal up to the original 7-color setup bead target value, and corrective action can be taken as a result.

For reduced hands-on time, you can control runs with worklists in the software by using the keyboard or barcode reader. These worklists predefine sample order and the specific panel for acquisition and analysis of each tube.

You can import BD FACS™ Sample Prep Assistant (SPA) III worklists and use saved worklists as templates. Imported information can be reviewed and edited within the software for missing or incorrect entries.

Optional Connectivity Software easily connects the BD FACSCanto™ II System with an existing customer laboratory information system (LIS) to enable bi-directional transfer of data. 

The software simplifies laboratory workflow by customizing data reporting and electronically transferring data to reduce manual transcription. The solution automates the process from request to reporting to help reduce errors and improve data quality and laboratory workflow.