EasyRA® from Medica Corporation

Medica Corporation has served the in vitro diagnostic segment globally for the past 39 years by delivering innovative products that assist the pathologist/laboratory technologists in reporting accurate and reliable results for faster treatment decisions. Medica Corporation is also committed to providing prompt, efficient technical support and remote diagnosis resulting in less worries and more uptime for the clinical laboratory.

Pathologists and lab technologists today are constantly faced with the dilemma of choosing the right automation for their laboratory. They must strike a balance between increased workload vis-a-vis the need for minimal maintenance and low operational cost. Medica has succeeded in its mission of meeting these needs by providing simple and reliable analyzer solutions for electrolyte, blood gas, and clinical chemistry testing, helping more than 100,000 labs in India alone to achieve this balance. It is the result of the dedicated efforts of Medica’s Research & Development team that has helped to bridge the gap between reliability and affordability, all within an easy-to-use and minimal maintenance design.

Medica’s EasyRA® clinical chemistry analyzer is a fully automated, bench-top solution that meets these diverse needs of small- to medium-sized laboratories, while providing reliable results the pathologist can trust.

The simple and intuitive user interface allows lab technologists to quickly become experts without the need for complex and time-consuming training. Four color-coded icons guide the technician through all analyzer functions ensuring the EasyRA® is quickly operational and ready to run samples.

The laboratory workflow is optimized with the friendly, informative display that provides clear indication of the analyzer status, maintenance required, or the progress of a run. Save valuable time by programming the next worklist while another worklist is running, or simply check reagent and cuvette inventories to prepare for the next run. EasyRA’s workflow flexibility allows for lab technologists to easily make changes, accommodating the most critical testing needs and delivering STAT sample results in less than 8 minutes.

EasyRA’s broad test menu covers a wide range of clinical applications, from general wellness to more specialized testing, such as cardiac risk.

The EasyRA is also designed with its gold-standard ISE module, allowing for complete electrolyte and chemistry testing on a single sample. Reagent management is optimized and simplified, using RFID technology, eliminating the need to manually program reagents. When the smart reagent wedge is placed anywhere in the reagent area, EasyRA® identifies location, number of samples remaining, sample volumes, and expiration dates, ensuing effective management of operational costs.

With 300 tests per hour (up to 480 with integrated ISE), 24 sample positions, 24 reagents on board, and more, pathologists appreciate the ease-of-use of EasyRA® as it has assisted in giving accurate and reliable results, each time – every time.

Key features and benefits of EasyRA®

• Intelligent reagent wedges with RFID technology eliminate any need for manual parameter setup, resulting in lower operating and service costs.
• Two-way reagent-analyzer communication provids real time inventory management.
• Reagent grade deionized water, diluent bottle, no dedicated water system, uses <1 liter per day.
• Sample volume for photometric chemistries: 2.0–25.0 μL; ISE chemistries: serum: 80–90 μL; Urine: 9–140 μL only.
• Sample cups and primary tubes of various sizes can be used directly with the help of tube holders.
• Components commonly requiring maintenance are maintenance free to the user.
• Xenon flash lamp – hence, no changing of bulbs.
• Ceramic pistons dilutor – hence, no changing of syringe tips frequently.