HM-JACKarc FIT Analyser

Automated Faecal Immunochemical Testing Platform

The dedicated HM-JACKarc analyser is a compact bench top system for faecal immunochemical testing. It measures faecal haemoglobin concentration in patient samples using Integrated Sphere Latex Turbidimetry. A highly sensitive latex reagent coated with polyclonal antibodies to human haemoglobin ensures rapid, specific results and detection down to 7 ng/mL.

HM-JACKarc has been designed to provide rapid results with maximum convenience for the operator.

Applications

The technology and software ensures that the system can be used in either screening or symptomatic assessment applications, since cut-off concentrations can be selected depending upon requirements.

Find Out More About the Use of FIT in Screening versus FIT in Assessment of the Symptomatic

Benefits

Advanced innovative software with touch screen technology, provides an intuitive, quick and easy to use interface, making operation accessible to all grades of staff with minimal training.

Different levels of user access authority provide security, so that only advanced users can amend settings etc.

The ability to load up to 80 samples at any one time provides walk away capability and enhanced productivity. Additional consumables and samples (up to a total maximum of 80) can be added at any time during the testing process.

HM-JACKarc has a time to first result of just 5.6 minutes with additional results every 18 seconds, generating up to 200 results per hour.

Key features of HM-JACKarc FIT System:

Fully automated, compact and light bench top unit with touchscreen interface
Uses Integrated Sphere Latex Turbidimetry to measure faecal haemoglobin concentration
Sensitivity: 7 ng/mL
User definable cut-off to differentiate between Symptomatic or Screening use
No prozone effect up to 200,000 ng/mL
High speed performance: 200 samples/hour
Time to first result 5.6 minutes
Additional results every 18 seconds
Factory set Master curve with local 2 point recalibration
Calibrates system to local conditions and reagent combinations
Calibration weekly
System can store 2 calibration curves
- Calibration of different lots of latex
- Same lots with different calibrators

Methodology

Latex Reagent

The HM-JACKarc latex reagent provides a large concentration of capture antibodies.

• Wide dynamic range
7ng/ml to 400 ng/ml (ng/ml = µg Hb/g faeces)
• High Hook capacity > 200,000ng/ml
(Ensures no samples will give a falsely lower result)
• Drives reaction kinetics to end stage equilibrium quickly