Alegria® for autoimmune and infectious diseases diagnostics

Alegria^® – The Smart Analyser

The random access analyser Alegria^®, based on SMC^® Technology developed by ORGENTEC Diagnostika, represents a new dimension in the field of autoimmune diagnostics. It provides a fully automated process for the detection of autoantibodies with a degree of flexibility never before available.

With this system the user is able to conduct special diagnostic procedures tailored to the requirements of his facility. Each patient sample may be handled as an individual test and requires only minimal effort. This frees up new resources to benefit the patient.

This latest development, produced in close cooperation with specialists both in Germany and abroad, is another milestone in the long history of successes by ORGENTEC Diagnostika, and its high quality allows it to fit seamlessly into the existing product line.

Sample and reagent management

• Each of the three system trays (SysTray A, B, C) can be loaded with up to ten patient/sample strips.
• Within one single analytical step up to 30 different samples can be tested for individual parameters.
• Each test strip includes two wells for sample handling, two incubation wells for the patient sample and the cut-off control, and a complete set of reagents, including sample buffer, conjugate, substrate and internal cut-off control.
• All reagents are stored in airtight containers and are opened immediately before use in the test. External influence and contamination are thus excluded.
• Inside the temperature-controlled incubation unit, all processes take place under strictly standardised conditions.
• System start-up is only initiated when the predetermined climate conditions are reached so that the overall efficiency of the system and test results cannot be influenced by external climatic conditions.
• Preparations for reloading the system can be made on separate system trays (SysTray A, B, C) while the system is still running a previous test, which makes the system enormously flexible and maximises sample throughput.
• Within the incubation unit, when the system settings have been reached, the test-specific parameters for each reagent strip are read off based on SMC® Technology and assigned to the corresponding sample.