BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System

Provides pre-analytical automation enabling standardisation of processes to drive workflow efficiency, consistency and accuracy in the lab

Overview

The BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System provides a powerful new level of performance to move the pace of your lab forward. The system:

Is designed to complement and physically integrate with the BD FACSLyric™ Flow Cytometer
Provides a complete walkaway sample-to-answer solution
Drives productivity and accuracy in your results through its automation protocol, minimizing manual intervention
Supports the labs in being compliant with ISO-15189 accreditation with complete workflow traceability

FEATURES

The BD FACSDuet™ System delivers standardization, efficiency and flexibility

Data reproducibility with standardization of processes and protocols
Consistency in operations with an intuitive software interface minimizing training and variations due to different operators’ experience. System automation eliminates manual steps and the risk of generating errors and testing repetition.
Efficiency and productivity with predictable sample throughput; the continuous specimen loading enables predictable volume processing with creation of lab test volume capacity.
Traceability of specimen, sample, reagents and worklists eliminates manual data transcription and risk of error, aiding in conformity to ISO 15189 accreditation.
Modularity and flexibility to accommodate a wide range of lab needs

Find out more from the BD FACSDuet™ System brochure

The BD FACSDuet™ System enables flexibility in specimen and tube loading

The BD FACSDuet™ System answers the growing needs of laboratories to handle different types and sizes of specimen tubes and supports hospitals’ needs for consolidation and testing centralization.

The BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System delivers the flexibility that is required by supporting nineteen (19) different types of blood collection tubes from different manufacturers, including BD Vacutainer^®, Sarstedt S-Monovette™, Greiner and Streck Tubes.

Specimen management is driven by tube adaptors. Seven (7) tube adaptors are available; they are barcoded and color coded for easy identification; they guarantee accurate tube piercing and sample volume dispensing.

Up to 40 specimen tubes can be accommodated at any given time in four racks holding 10 specimens each, driving workflow efficiency and throughput. Two types of specimen racks are available, one of which is specifically designed for pediatric tubes.

Specimen traceability and automated worklist creation are guaranteed by five different barcodes on the specimen rack, identifying: (1) rack, (2) tube position, (3) empty position, (4) adaptor, (5) specimen.

Automated barcode scanning during rack insertion enables

Patient specimen traceability
Pipetting management
Retrieving patient and assay information from the laboratory information system (LIS) for automated worklist creation

The BD FACSDuet™ System allows for sample throughout and traceability of samples and worklist through carrier barcoding

Worklist traceability is enabled by scanning the carrier barcode, which is associated to a specific worklist and defined specimens.

Secondary tubes are loaded in the BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System onto 30 or 40 tube sample carriers, compatible with the BD FACSLyric™ Flow Cytometer.

Barcoded secondary tubes are scanned to ensure sample traceability and association to the specimen and the worklist.

Up to three carriers can be loaded at the same time onboard the BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System, allowing for increased sample throughput.

Refer to the t echnical specifications for more information.

The BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System delivers flexibility in antibody panel design and walkaway capabilities by accommodating up to 46 reagent vials in two separate racks

The system enables a wide variety of reagent vials with the use of vial adaptors.

In addition to the barcode on the antibody vial (4), the reagent rack has three barcodes: identifying the rack (1); identifying the reagent position (2); and identifying the empty position (3). Barcodes on reagent racks and antibody vials drive reagent traceability, efficient antibody management and reduction of reagent waste.

Reagent cocktailing functionality allows on-board automated antibody cocktail preparation, eliminating the risk of errors from manual pipetting and driving automated recording of all used antibodies for easier tracking and auditing.

Cap racks are available to avoid misplacing caps and antibody cross-contamination.

“The BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System enables us to increase our laboratory’s efficiency and throughput, replacing manual processes with automated ones that are traceable and that can be automatically transferred and recorded in our laboratory information system providing a complete audit trail." “What is the potential impact of the BD FACSDuet™ Sample Preparation System? It removes our manual processes, increases our efficiency and throughput, and gives us control in standardization of processes. It’s a controlled environment.”

Mr. David Bloxham

Principal Biomedical Scientist, Haematology-Oncology Diagnostic Service (HODS)

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK

“At last, a fully integrated end-to-end walkaway solution, which is going to make our lives significantly easier. It reduces errors in both the pre-analytical and analytical phases, leading to increased productivity and efficiency, but most importantly provides a comprehensive fully auditable account of the whole process. Finally, a solution that creates capacity to allow us to meet our key performance indicators.”

Dr. Timothy Farren

Head of Immunophenotyping (Specialist Integrated Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service, SIHMDS)

Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

“I require all the monoclonal antibodies used, the ancillary reagents, tubes, the QC materials to be linked to an exact patient…this is an essential laboratory process and it is also mandatory in order to maintain ISO 15189 accreditation."

Mr. Chris Scott

Lead Biomedical Scientist, Immunology Department

Barts Health NHS Trust, UK