Your lab is at the heart of fast and accurate healthcare delivery. That means pressure. Pressure for quick turnaround times. Pressure for high-quality samples. You have an efficient team, so how can you speed up and simplify the testing process without drastic workflow changes or taking big bites out of your budget? Problem solved! Meet the Dash Apex 6 by Drucker Diagnostics, a new cost-effective centrifuge that can cut your STAT turnaround time in half. With an innovative and patented design, the Apex 6 provides quality plasma samples in minutes. Now lab results can be analyzed and returned to doctors in record time. The Apex 6 is small and nimble. An array can fit on any table top area, including your accessioning station, so plasma tubes can be spun right after they received. No queuing necessary. Just drop tubes in and spin.
Even better, there’s no programming required. DASH Apex centrifuges are ready to use out of the box thanks to a simple two-button interface. And they fit any 75 or 100 mm tube, so say goodbye to unique holders that cost you time and money. But what if you need additional help? A Drucker Diagnostics site visit will show you how to make some small changes, integrate DASH centrifuges into your lab and reduce your STAT turnaround time. We also provide free online training, software, webinars and other resources on our website.
Easy to monitor: Prevent forgotten samples and reduce TAT with LED lid lighting (patent pending). Bright lights indicate when the centrifuge is ready to load (off), running (on), or done (flashing). Lights continue flashing until the lid is opened.
Easy to use: The simple two-button interface makes it easy to select a preset or program your custom validated STAT cycles. Use all three presets, or set and lock to a single cycle for maximum repeatability. Spin 75-100 mm (3-10 mL) tubes with the same rotor and universal tube holders.
Eliminate wait time: Further shorten TAT by using a centrifuge array in accessioning to eliminate queuing. The array takes advantage of the DASH Apex’s compact size to allow samples to be spun as soon as they arrive.
Safe and durable: Enjoy years of worry-free operation with the DASH Apex’s brushless motor and rugged, reinforced carbon fiber components. Enhance lab safety with imbalance protection and a clear, shatterproof lid, which locks until the centrifuge has stopped completely.
A Great value: Each centrifuge comes ready to run with a horizontal rotor, universal tube holders, and warranty included in the affordable price.
Cool Operation: Unique design of the motor housing and rotation chamber keeps specimens cool as required by CLSI H21-A5, even under the heaviest workloads.
2-Stage Horizontal Rotor: Our patented swing-out horizontal rotor design incorporates a unique test tube holder that produces the ideal horizontally separated samples.
Features and Benefits
- Choose from 3 default presets for common STAT cycles
- Set and lock to a single setting, or customize in the lab
- LED lid lighting indicates cycle status
- Designed, built, and supported in the USA
- Capacity: Up to six (6) tubes
- Tube Sizes: 3 ml to 10 ml: up to 17 mm x 75: 100 mm
- Electronic Timer: 3 easily selectable preset cycles (default or custom)
- Brushless DC Motor: Years of operation with no routine maintenance
- 2-Stage Horizontal Rotor: Drucker Diagnostics’ patented swing-out horizontal rotor design produces ideal horizontally separated samples
- Automatic Lid Lock: Centrifuge will not run with the lid open and the lid cannot be opened while samples are spinning
- Positive Lid Latching: Firm mechanical latching of the lid prevents the escape of debris
- Clear Shatter Proof Lid: Allows for safe sample observation and optical calibrations
- Reinforced Guard Bowl: Provides maximum safety and durability
- Regulatory Approvals: Certified to US, Canadian, and European Safety regulations and standards
Technical Specifications
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8′ (20 cm)
- Width: 11′ (28 cm)
- Depth: 13.5′ (34 cm)
- Weight: 12 lbs. (5.4 kg)
- Max. acceleration time: 20 Seconds
- Max. deceleration time: 20 Seconds
- Factory setting range: 1 to 30 Minutes (± 1%)
- Voltage: 95 to 253 VAC
- Frequency: 50/60 Hz
- Max. power requirements: 220 Watts
- Centrifuge motor: 1/2 H.P. Brushless DC
- Sound level: 61dBA
- Preset cycles:
- 5,300 RPM | 3 minutes | 4,000 xg
- 5,300 RPM | 5 minutes | 4,000 xg
- 3,800 RPM | 7 minutes | 2,000 xg
Warranty Information
- 1-year warranty
