BD公司推出感染性疾病的机器人系统

 
 
一种新型机器人系统被设计用于感染性疾病的体外诊断。这套系统已经获得了美国食品药品管理局的许可。

BD Viper系统是实验室自动化的新型解决途径，该系统使用工业级别的机器人叫做选择性依从装配机器人臂(SCARA)。这种分类意味着这种机器人是多关节连接的(4-轴)，与人类的手臂相似。这种系统来自BD诊断公司(Baltimore, MD)，这是BD公司(Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA)的一个机构，能够是手工和半自动BD公司的ProbeTec系统DNA扩增检验实现自动化，该检验用于检测衣原体和淋病。

BD Viper系统所有的孵育、扩增和检测，以及反复加样工作都可以由机器人完成。SCARA途径可以输送各种设备，而无需各种泵、针筒、和试管，这通常被认为是传统实验室进行维护和确保实验室可靠所必不可少的装备。

这种高通量的Viper系统还解决了实验室技师严重短缺的困难。通过将手工操作时间缩短至最小，技师能够利用“装配与完成”工作流程，允许机器人控制操作过程。

Robotic System for Infectious Disease Testing
 
A new robotic system is designed for use in the in vitro molecular diagnostic testing for infectious diseases. The system has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The BD Viper system is a new approach to laboratory automation that uses an industrial class of robotics known as selective compliance assembly robot arm (SCARA). This classification means that the robot is multi-jointed (four-axis), similar to the human arm. The system, from BD Diagnostics (Baltimore, MD), a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA), automates manual and semi-automated steps of BD’s ProbeTec system DNA amplification assay for the detection of chlamydia and gonorrhoea.

Incubations, amplification, and detection all occur on the BD Viper system, with repetitive pipetting labor delegated to the robot. The SCARA approach delivers a robust instrument by eliminating all pumps, syringes, and reagent tubing, often thought of as the Achilles’ heel of traditional lab equipment in terms of maintenance and reliability.

The high throughput of the Viper system also helps address the critical shortage of technologists in laboratories. By minimizing hands-on-time, the technologist can take advantage of “load and go” workflow, allowing the robot to do the processing work.