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Beckman Coulter’s Sample Processor Gains FDA Clearance
October 9, 2019
The FDA has handed Beckman Coulter 510(k) clearance for its DxA 5000 total laboratory automation system that quickly and consistently processes samples.
In three seconds, the device automatically detects patient tube parameters including sample identification, tube type, orders pending and tube weight, helping to avoid preanalytical errors.
The DxA 5000 cuts the number of manual steps involved in sample processing from 32 to four, significantly reducing the number of laboratory labor hours spent dealing with samples.