Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is pleased to
announce obtaining CE Mark and the release of its new Access TSH (3rd IS) assay for use
with the company’s Access Family of Immunoassay Systems. This new assay is the next
generation of the Access HYPERsensitive hTSH and Access Fast hTSH assays for the
quantitative determination of human thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH, thyrotropin). The
Access TSH (3rd IS) assay is an important enhancement to the company’s thyroid assay
menu, which includes a full panel of thyroid tests that aid in the diagnosis of thyroid function.
The new Access TSH (3rd IS) assay offers laboratories:
- Confidence in patient results through standardization to the World Health Organization
(WHO) 3rd International Standard (IS) for human TSH (IRP 81/565)
- Maximized laboratory workflow with a larger reagent pack size (100 tests/pack, 200
tests/kit) that improves laboratory efficiency
- Reliable and accurate results with an assay range that supports measuring patient
samples as low as 0.005 μIU/mL
“CE Mark and release of our improved Access TSH (3
rd IS) assay, a core assay in the thyroid
panel, offers laboratories a necessary thyrotropin-monitoring tool for quicker, more reliable
diagnosis and treatment of an underactive or overactive thyroid,” said John Blackwood, senior
vice president, Chemistry and Immunoassay Business Unit, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics.
“The newly designed assay improves time to first result while maintaining assay throughput.”
The Access TSH (3
rd IS) assay is a paramagnetic particle, chemiluminescent immunoassay
for the quantitative determination of human thyroid stimulating hormone (thyrotropin, TSH,
hTSH) levels in human serum and plasma using the Access Immunoassay Systems. This
assay is capable of providing 3
rd -generation TSH results.1, 2
Additionally, the Access TSH (3
rd IS) assay was developed to reduce interferences and to
deliver robust lot-to-lot performance for reproducible results. The current standards of care
necessitate that laboratories use third-generation TSH assays, like the Access TSH (3
rd IS)
assay, as this level of sensitivity is necessary for detecting differing degrees of TSH
suppression.
Source & Image Credit : Beckman Coulter
Reference:
1. Instructions for Use B77706 B, Access TSH (3rd IS), Beckman Coulter, Inc.
2.
Instructions for Use B77707 B, Access TSH (3rd IS) Calibrators, Beckman Coulter, Inc.
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Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is pleased to announce obtaining CE Mark and the release of its new Access TSH (3rd IS) assay for use with the company’s Access Family of Immunoassay Systems. This new assay is the next generation of the Access HYPERsensitive h
