Pictus-500

An ergonomically designed, fully automated, random-access bench-top clinical chemistry system for small to mid-size laboratories, with a total throughput of up to 480 tests/hour.

Productivity

• Continuous sample and reagent loading during a run.
• On-board capacity of 95 samples (5 racks × 19 positions) and up to 72 reagent vials plus ISE.
• Real STAT function, automatic sample dilution and reflex testing.

Flexibility

• Removable, interchangeable reagent tray.
• Host-query LIMS, remote access capability and remote diagnostics.
• Intuitive Windows-based software, available in 9 languages.

Cost effective

• Long on-board reagent stability with extensive linearities.
• Low and high volume reagent kits, multi-calibrators and controls.
• Re-usable cuvettes and roughly 1.5 l/h of water (up to 2 l depending on usage).

General

• Random-access, fully automated analyser for small to mid-size laboratories.
• Throughput: up to 340 tests/hour mono-reagent; ISE up to 180–240 tests/hour; up to 480 tests/hour in total.
• First result in 45 seconds.
• Reaction volume 180–650 µl; sample volume 1–200 µl.
• Cuvettes: 6 mm light path, 80 re-usable units on board, in an air-bath temperature-controlled tray at 37 °C (adjustable).
• Multi-functional probe with liquid level sensor, impact sensor, mixer motor and clot detector.

Optics and electrical

• Wavelength range 340–750 nm across 12 positions; photometric linearity −0.1 to 3.6; optical resolution 0.0001 ABS.
• Halogen tungsten lamp, 2,000 h life with sleep mode.
• Syringe precision at full stroke: 0.05% CV for both sample and reagent.
• Optional direct 4-ISE module, installable by service.
• Internal barcode reader for samples, sectors and reagents.
• Electrical requirement 600 VA; 88 × 70 × 66 cm (W × D × H); 115 kg.
• Runs on Windows environments up to Windows 10.

Sample handling

• Primary tubes, secondary tubes and micro-cups for paediatric samples.
• 5 racks of 19 positions — 95 samples on board, continuously loadable.
• Real STAT function, automatic sample dilution and reflex testing.
• Post-analytical re-running and post-dilution; editable complete A4 patient report; unlimited searchable patient records.

• 72 refrigerated single reagent vials on board, held at 8 ± 2 °C.
• Removable and interchangeable reagent tray.
• Up to three different reagents per test.
• Loading and access to reagents is monitored continuously during a run.
• Multiple bottles of the same assay — including different lots — can sit on board together.
• On-screen inventory management with real-time tracking of on-board reagent availability.
• Long on-board stability with extensive linearities, in both low and high volume kits, with matched multi-calibrators and controls.

What throughput can I expect?
Up to 340 tests/hour mono-reagent, 180–240 tests/hour on ISE, and up to 480 tests/hour in total. The first result arrives in 45 seconds.

How many samples and reagents fit on board?
95 samples across 5 racks of 19 positions, and 72 refrigerated reagent vials plus the ISE module.

Can I load while it is running?
Yes. Both sample racks and reagents load continuously, and there is a real STAT function for urgent samples.

Is ISE included?
It is optional. A direct 4-ISE module can be installed by service, and there is a separate Pictus ISE upgrade module for existing Pictus and P-series instruments.

How much water does it use?
About 1.5 l/hour, up to 2 l depending on usage.

Does it connect to our LIS?
Yes — host-query LIMS is supported, along with remote access and remote diagnostics.

What sample tubes does it accept?
Primary tubes, secondary tubes and micro-cups for paediatric samples.