Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: Aza
Good.. Service and care is good. Yet to be improved in research
Application Area: Hormone Analysis
"Good instrument.. More number off calibrations is irritated the customer's while the other MNC competitors are using 4 . There's no solution for some results variations like , random fluctuations in T4"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2023
Organization: Anonymous
Will not buy again.
Application Area:immunoassay
"Purchased a new Beckman Access 2 in 2020 to assay reproductive hormones in a small fertility clinic, replacing an Immulite 1000. The Immulite 1000 lasted over 15 years. It was a reliable workhorse unlike the new Beckman Access 2. The Beckman Access 2 is NOT a truly random access model. It will not allow any new sample to be added until it is done with whatever process it is running. The machine is not environmentally friendly, it must be kept running at all times to keep the refrigeration. It is noisy. One critical mechanical part broke within a week after installation. It is unreliable. Every few months, some mechanical part breaks with no good explanation. Results of the assay at times are dangerously faulty. QC is regularly out of range, requiring repeat calibration and re-running the QC, i.e. increasing the actual cost of running an assay. Technical support is of no help. Their algorithm for technical support is repeat QC with newly reconstituted QC materials. If QC is still out, recalibrate and repeat QC. In other words, keep repeating calibration and QC until the QC is in. That speaks for the imprecision of the assay. Yearly service contract is expensive, with an official price tag of over $18,000 a year. With unhelpful technical support and no weekend or holiday field technician available, essentially the service contract is the price of two annual preventive maintenance. With the machine being so unreliable, one cannot skip the service contract. So the buyer is forced to cough up an obscene amount of money every year for a service contract to a seller that sells a machine that promises to malfunction. Think of the absurdity and inequity here."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Integrated Wellness Club
Very useful for patient care.
Application Area:immunoassay
"So many tests can be performed with this instrument."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: MEDALL HEALTHCARE PVT LTD
Accurate result, less time consuming
Application Area:Analyze blood sample
"Accuracy of result, Value for money"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: MEDALL HEALTHCARE PVT LTD
Equipment is good, value for money.
Application Area:Sample processing
"Equipment performs well with sample processing within TAT, equipment servicing is good. Abnormal results are given accurately."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: St. Luke's University Health Network
Ongoing support of Beckman Coulter Medical Affairs facilitated implementation.
Application Area:Standardize hsTroponin testing throughout the network
"The most affordable alternative to standardize hsTroponin in a large health system of 11 hospital clinical laboratories who have not standardized chemistry equipment. The support received from the vendor assisting with education for providers, nursing and laboratory staff was extremely valuable and well received. Implementation was successful."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: Mason District Hospital
Great instrument. Very versatile. Easy to operate.
Application Area:Clinical Lab
"We are able to have multiple different assays loaded and ready for testing everyday."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Bharathiar University
So many more competitive instruments available in market.
Application Area:Immunology
"Product is extremely good but working expenses are huge for this machine. Kindly work on this area to make it economically profitable or customers in the diagnostic field."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Rocky Mountain Diabetes Lab
Great test menu, amazing after the sale support. Good addition to our lab.
Application Area:Analyzing serum samples for immunoassay tests
"We needed an analyzer with a good test menu to round out our laboratories offerings. In particular we needed Thyroglobulin, and the Thyroglobulin antibodies. This fit our needs. We were able to run these tests with SHBG and DHEA-S. It has been a great addition to our lab. The sales team is excellent with great support after the sale.They are always checking in to see how things are going. The set up and training staff were amazing too. We have had a great experience with this."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: PathCare
The best aspect is the loading of samples whilst the instrument is running.
Application Area:Analysis of estradiol, progesteron and LH
"This product is an easy to use instrument. It has the capability of analyzing multiple analytes simultaneously. One can also load the instrument while in running mode which is very effective for preventing a bottle neck."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: USC
Great results for our testing purposes. Very dependable.
Application Area:Thyroid testing
"This machine is very easy to use, and improvements made recently have made it even easier. The precision is excellent. Our sales rep is very responsive."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: hospital
Great results and easy to use.
Application Area:Cardiac markers
"Users friendly and easy to follow through, easy access on how to use and maintain."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: New Bridge Medical Center
Great results and support from vendor.
Application Area:Beckman Coulter Chemistry analyzers-Access2
"High quality immunoassay that easy to use and faster turn around time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: ROCKY MOUNTAIN LABS
Great analyzer, easy to use, amazing performance and a must for any laboratory!
Application Area:IMMUNOASSAY
"A great analyzer for the money. It has to be one if the easiest analyzers due to the simplicity of the software. The reproducability, correlation, validation and linearity studies have never been so easy. Very easy to clean and maintain. Weekly and monthly maintenance is a breeze and as long as you respect and take care of the analyzer is will run perfectly. The throughput is less then the DXi but for small clinical labs it performs amazingly. The test menu is very large and versatile making this analyzer a great choice for any size laboratory."
With a throughput of 400 photometric tests per hour (up to 800 with electrolytes) and an on board capacity of 63 different analytes the AU480 Chemistry System is the ideal main analyzer for small to medium sized laboratories.
The AU480 Chemistry System can also fit as a special chemistry or STAT analyzer in large laboratories as well.
TheAU480 Chemistry System maintains many features of its predecessor the AU400 that made it successful; long life electrodes, low maintenance and superior spot photometer technology.
AU480 Chemistry System Features: