Piccolo Basic Metabolic Panel
ABAXIS, INC. · Model 400-0024
The Piccolo® Basic Metabolic Panel, used with the Piccolo blood chemistry analyzer or the PiccoloXpress® chemistry analyzer, is intended to be used for the in vitro quantitative determination of calcium, chloride, creatinine, glucose, potassium, sodium, total carbon dioxide, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in heparinized whole blood, heparinized plasma, or serum in a clinical laboratory setting or point-of-care location. The tests on this panel are waived under CLIA ’88 regulations. If a laboratory modifies the test system instructions, then the tests are considered high complexity and subject t
Intended use: A substance or reactant intended to be used together with a parent IVD to perform a specific function in an assay that is used for the quantitative measurement of chloride (Cl-) in a clinical specimen.
Key tips
- ·Run QC controls before trusting any repair - an analyzer that passes self-test can still report clinically wrong results.
- ·Rule out a reagent lot change before opening the instrument - it can look exactly like a hardware fault.
- ·Centrifuge rotors have a hard retirement age/cycle limit regardless of visible condition - don't eyeball it.
PM Checklist
Preventive-maintenance tasks typical of this equipment class. Perform to the manufacturer's procedure and your facility's policy - this is general reference, not a schedule for this specific unit.
- ·Daily QC controls run and reviewed
- ·Calibration verification per assay
- ·Routine cleaning and decontamination
- ·Scheduled reagent-path and pump-tubing maintenance
Technical Specs
- Storage Environment Temperature
- 2°C to 8°C
- MRI safety
- Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information
- Sterile
- No
- Single use
- Yes
- FDA distribution status
- In Commercial Distribution
- Device type (GMDN)
- Chloride (Cl-) IVD, reagent
- FDA product classification
- Mercuric Thiocyanate, Colorimetry, Chloride; Electrode, Ion Specific, Sodium; Enzymatic, Carbon-Dioxide; Electrode, Ion Specific, Potassium; Azo Dye, Calcium; Urease, Photometric, Urea Nitrogen; Alkaline Picrate, Colorimetry, Creatinine; Glucose Oxidase, Glucose
- Manufacturer support
- 1-800-822-2947 · Piccolo@abaxis.com
Typical Location
Where this class of equipment is typically deployed - general reference, not this unit's own placement record.
- Central / core laboratory
- Point-of-care testing stations
- Blood bank
- Microbiology lab
Documents & Manuals
No documents available for this device yet.
Safety & Recalls
Synced live from the FDA openFDA API.
- RECALL
Abaxis has determined that during the manufacture of product lot 0396BC5 may report inaccurate values of Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) when used in the Piccolo Blood Chemistry Analyzer or Piccolo xpress Chemistry Analyzer.
- RECALL
Wrong barcode applied to a lot of items, which may result in incorrect calibration factors and results.
- RECALL
The product will recover tCO2 at approximately 5-7 units high relative to some controls and patient samples
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