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Diagnostic Systems Milestones : 1971 - 1990

1971 - 1990 1991 - 2005        
Year Name Category Remarks
1971-1990
1971 ACA-III
ACA-III
Chemistry
- Unique U-shaped glass reaction tube
- Capable of simultaneous processing of 4 items/60 specimens per hour
1974 ACA-201 (for Japanese Red Cross Society)
ACA-201
Chemistry
- Based on ACA-III but with increased processing capacity
- Analysis unit capable of simultaneous processing of 2 items/180 specimens per hour
1974 UCA
UCA
Chemistry
- Dry-bath, rate assay capabilities, including direct photometry of reaction tubes at 340nm
- 360 specimens/hour
1974 KKA-1
(Asia : KKA-1)
Chemistry
- Desktop rate assay system
1975 ACA-201 (general-use)
(Asia : ACA-201)
ACA-201
Chemistry --
1976 QUICKRATE
(North America, Asia : QUICKRATE )
QUICKRATE
Chemistry
- Commercial model based on KKA-1
- Modified version of QUICKRATE sold in Japan, with additional cuvette rotation and agitation function
1977 ACA6000S delivered Chemistry
- High-speed system order-made for large commercial laboratory
- Enhanced version of ACA601, five linked units capable of simultaneous processing of 4 items/240 specimens per hour
1977 ACA601
ACA601
Chemistry
- Three linked ACA-201 units
- Capable of simultaneous processing of 6 items/180 specimens per hour
1978 ACA6000
ACA6000
Chemistry
- Super-high-speed analyzer for general users, based on ACA6000S
1978 ACA6000R Chemistry
- A unit capable of simultaneous rate assay processing of 4 items/120 specimens per hour
- Capable to connect with ACA6000
1978 AES
(1979 Europe : HITE )
AES
Electrophoresis
- World's first protein fractionation system with full automation of complex operations
- Capable of processing 100 specimens in 3 hours
1980 ACA6008N
ACA6008N
Chemistry
- Supplied to Japanese Red Cross as successor to ACA-201
- Capable of simultaneous processing of 4 items/120 specimens per hour
1981 AES200
(Europe : HITE200)
AES200
Electrophoresis
- Based on first-generation AES concept with more compact design for small-scale laboratories
- Capable of processing 30 specimens per hour
1981 SPECTRONIC 2100 Chemistry
- Semi-automatic desktop rate assay analyzer
- Imported from Bosch& Lomb and sold by Olympus
1982 AU500
(1983 Europe : ERIS, North America : Demand)
AU500
Chemistry
- Many unique functions, including random access, disposable cuvettes, and reagent aliquoting
- Capable of 400 tests per hour
1982 ACA8000
ACA8000
Chemistry
- Scaled up version of ACA6000
- Support for up to four units capable of simultaneously processing 8 items/300 tests per hour
1982 ACP5040
ACP5040
Chemistry
- Fully automated desktop analyzer
- Capable of 300 tests per hour
- Imported from Eppendorf and sold by Olympus
1983 ISA-K
ISA-K
Chemistry --
1984 AES600
AES600
Electrophoresis
- Higher throughput version of AES
- Capable of processing 54 specimens per hour in standard zone and 103 specimens per hour in mini-zone
1984 PK7100
(Europe : PK7100)
PK7100
Blood transfusions
- Automated blood typing system
- Exclusive microplate agglutination system
- 240 specimens per hour
1985 AU5000
(North America : AU5000)
AU5000
Chemistry
- Successor to ACA8000
- Direct photometry of reaction tubes
- Capable of accommodating up to eight units capable of simultaneously processing 4 items/300 tests per hour
1985 ACA8000N Chemistry
- Supplied to Japanese Red Cross as successor to ACA6000N
- Single-unit version of ACA8000
1985 AU550
AU550
Chemistry
- AU500 with addition of electrolyte measurement system
1985 AU700
AU700
Chemistry
- High-speed random-access analyzer
- Capable of processing 720 specimens per hour
1985 NAKL-2
NAKL-2
Chemistry
- Specialized sodium, potassium and chlorine measurement system based on ion-selective electrode method
1985 BUN-1
BUN-1
Chemistry
- Specialized system for measurement of urea nitrogen using enzyme conductivity method
- Capable of processing 60 specimens per hour
1985 CRE-1
CRE-1
Chemistry
- Specialized system for creatinine measurement using dual-wavelength rate assay
- Capable of processing 60 specimens per hour
1985 GLU-2
GLU-2
Chemistry --
1986 AES300
(1985 Europe : HITE300)
AES300
Electrophoresis
- Faster successor to AES200
- Capable of processing 30 specimens per hour in standard zone and 51 specimens per hour in mini-zone
1987 PK300
PK300
Immunology
- Bead solid-phase enzyme immunoassay system that performs B/F separation in U-shaped reaction tubes
- Capable of batch processing 60 specimens per hour
1988 PK310
PK310
Immunology
- Random-access version of PK300
- Capable of processing 60 tests per hour
1988 PK310 Immunology
- Random-access version of PK300
- Capable of processing 60 tests per hour
1988 AU510
(North America : REPLY, Europe : ETEC)
AU510
Chemistry
- Version of AU550 with enhanced photometry
- Photometric system based on rotation of spectroscopic system and reaction tube table, using diffraction grating
1989 AES310
AES310
Electrophoresis
- Version of AES300 with enhanced data processing functions
1990 AES620
AES620
Electrophoresis
- Version of AES600 with increased processing capacityy
- Capable of processing 54 specimens per hour in standard zone and 150 specimens per hour in mini-zone
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