Diesse MINI-CUBE by Streck Inc.

"This analyzer is great. Easy to use. The tech support and all those at Streck have been very helpful."

"Analyzer is compact, good reportability to LIS, no transferring of specimen or QC material and no daily calibration."

"Extremely user friendly and cost effective for daily use."

"Product works well but there are a few problems. Initially we bought the Mini Cube because it was low priced but we were not aware that there were hidden costs such as the printer, the scanner, and the transponder. Also the QC doesn't work often. Pathologists are upset that level 1 isn't anywhere near claimed and level 2 is hit or miss. Run it once and get below limits, run it again and its above limits. When the power goes off here (which it does frequently) the instrument resets to the year 2027 so if not noticed the QC has to be entered by hand as the date wasn't changed for a few days. We also have problems with samples with labels from the ER. Have hit or miss problems with pedi samples as well."

"The Diesse Mini-Cube is very effective in achieving high quality and reproducible results. It is very easy to use and set up. this analyzer will make running ESR very easy quick and reliable."

"This ESR instrument is compact, easy to use, and uses the primary tube for testing. Tests are purchased on a "card". QC is not counted as a test. If we have an instrument issue, a new one is sent and the test code is reloaded."

"The analyzer is very easy to use. You use the primary tube that the sample was collected in so there is no transfer. The correlations were fair as well as reproducible. I did not like the comparisons for the pediatric tubes."

"The Diesse Mini-Cube is an excellent instrument for running ESR's in a small lab. It's very user friendly and reliable. Results in 20 minutes."

"We were looking for a better method to measure Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rates for our neonate and pediatric population. Around the same time, a Streck representative reached out to let me know about a new product they were introducing - the Mini-Cube. We scheduled a demo and right away I could see that it fit our needs. You only need 500uL of whole blood, using a microtainer, and it measures the ESR in the original collection container without using any of the actual sample, so you can remix it and use it for a CBC afterwards. It does a good job with standard sized vacutainers as well. After delivery, the Streck team reached out to go through the set up process over the phone, which was pretty easy. They offered great customer service and even helped with correlation to our old method. I definitely recommend this little analyzer if you're looking for something to replace the old-fashioned Westergren method. Oh, and it can interface to an LIS, too."