Transasia introduces Laura M urine analyser in India

Transasia Bio-Medicals is a leader in the Indian diagnostic industry, and over a period of three decades, it has set benchmarks by indigenously manufacturing and providing some of the latest and best technologies across the world. With a wide array of products in specialties such as biochemistry, haematology, diabetes management, coagulation, critical care, electrophoresis, microbiology, immunology, molecular diagnostics and urine analysis, Transasia offers total solutions in clinical diagnostics.

The latest offering from the house of Transasia is Laura M, a quick and simple solution for the analysis of urine. Laura M is produced by ERBA Lachema, the Czech Republic subsidiary of ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim GmbH, of which Transasia is a part.

Laura M is the next generation urine analyser with high-throughput, that is capable of measuring all routine parameters in urine along with Microalbumin and Creatinine which are specific urine markers of nephropathy. Objective evaluation of the urine samples by Laura M instrument helps to eliminate any subjective interpretation and operator bias of the colour reaction of the diagnostic pads and therefore contributes to the correct diagnosis of the patients.

Laura M is designed to nullify the potential errors in urine analysis due to operator bias, operator handling, pre-analytical and sample issues. Equipped with a plethora of sensors to manage the entire work-flow Laura M ensures most accurate results along with maximum compliance with strict quality systems prescription.

ERBA Lachema with a history of path breaking technology in the field of Urinalysis has developed Laura M with features which are unparalleled.

Major features of Urine

Analyzer Laura M: Smooth workflow management

Laura M with its user friendly feature of continuous loading and very a high throughput of 600 measurements per hour allows efficient workflow in a high workload environment. Results are given in just 60 seconds for all its parameters. The instrument can be connected to a bar code reader to simplify work list creation and reduce hands on time. Laura M is capable of interfacing with Laboratory Information System (LIS).

Efficient data management

Laura M has internal memory capacity of 2000 measurements. It has a standard interface via RS232 and USB ports which enables the instrument to be connected to the Laboratory Information System (LIS) either for reporting or archiving data.

Cutting-edge hardware features

The sleek ergonomic design of Laura M denotes quality that the brand Lachema stands for. The large colour touch screen makes operation easy and user friendly. Hygienic disposal of used strips is done by a waste container. It has an in-built thermal printer which flags all abnormal results.

Unique dry strip detection in case of operator error of samplication on the reagent strip

Multiple sensors detect the strip at different stages and ensure reliable test strip recognition. Laura M automatically recognises if the waste container is full and displays warning on the screen.

Sophisticated software features

Laura M provides extreme flexibility of interchanging between different metric systems for units of measurement. Laura M allows user to set critical values as per laboratory practices. The USB ports can be used for software upgradation for improved and latest features.

PHAN diagnostics strips for Laura M

ERBA Lachema through extensive research and development has mastered the art of manufacturing urine strips. The PHAN range of urine reagents strips are protected against the common concentration of Ascorbic Acid (200-800mg/dL), ensuring no interference with measurement of glucose, blood, or nitrates on the strip. DekPHAN Laura and MicroAlbuPHAN Laura are routine 10 parameters and two parameters specialised Microalbumin and Creatinine test strips respectively. All Phan range of strips have a uniform incubation period of 60 seconds.

For further enquiry on Laura M please write to responses@transasia.co.in

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