Bio-Rad Laboratories Cardiac Assessment Controls

Liquichek™
Cardiac Assessment Controls
Bio-Rad Laboratories Cardiac Assessment Controls

Cardiac Assessment Controls

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of cardiac controls for a variety of chemistry your results with peer group data from other
and immunoassay instruments including Abbott, participating laboratories. Designed to fit your
Beckman Coulter, Olympus, Ortho, Roche specific needs, a choice of QC data management
and Siemens testing systems. solutions allows you the choice of desktop or
web-based alternatives, with QC statistical rules
ranging from basic to advanced.
Liquichek™ Liquichek™
Cardiac Markers Plus Control Cardiac Markers Plus Control LT
A premium, comprehensive cardiac assessment A premium, comprehensive cardiac assessment
control with many analytes and long stability. control with many analytes and long stability.
Assayed for hs-CRP methods. Designed to monitor lower Troponin levels. Assayed
for hs-CRP methods.
• Liquid, human serum based
• 3 year shelf life at -20°C to -70°C • Low target levels for Troponin assays
• 20 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C • Liquid, human serum based
• 3 year shelf life at -20°C to -70°C
Analytes
• 20 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C
CK-MB Isoenzyme Homocysteine Total CK
CRP Myoglobin Troponin I Analytes
Digitoxin NT-proBNP Troponin T
CK-MB Isoenzyme Homocysteine Total CK
Refer to the package insert of currently available lots for specific analyte and stability claims CRP Myoglobin Troponin I
Digitoxin NT-proBNP Troponin T
Refer to the package insert of currently available lots for specific analyte and stability claims
Liquichek™
Cardiac Markers Control LT, Level Low
A multi-analyte, liquid control for monitoring diagnostic tests for cardiac
assessment. This control is formulated especially to monitor low levels
of Troponin on Beckman Coulter instrumentation.
• Low target levels for Troponin assays
• Liquid, human serum based
• 2 year shelf life at -20°C to -70°C
• 10 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C for most analytes

Analytes
CK-MB Isoenzyme Myoglobin Troponin I
Digitoxin NT-proBNP Troponin T
Refer to the package insert of currently available lots for specific analyte and stability claims

Liquichek™
CK/LD Isoenzyme Control
A liquid control that features analytes used in cardiac profile testing
and protein electrophoresis. Assayed for most methods including instruments,
immunoinhibition kits and electrophoresis.
• Liquid, human serum based
• 2 year shelf life at -10°C to -70°C
• 10 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C
• Contains isoenzymes for CK and LDH

Analytes
CK (Total) LDH (Total)
CK Electrophoresis Protein Electrophoresis
(CK-MM, CK-MB, CK-BB) (Albumin, Alpha-1-Globulin,
CK-MB Isoenzyme Alpha-2-Globulin, Beta-Globulin,
LD-1 Isoenzyme Gamma-Globulin, Globulin)
LD Electrophoresis Protein (Total)
(LD-1, LD-2, LD-3, LD-4, LD-5)
Refer to the package insert of currently available lots for specific analyte and stability claims

Liquichek™
Homocysteine Control
A liquid control for monitoring homocysteine test procedures. This product
can be used for methods such as HPLC and automated immunoassays.
• Liquid, human serum based
• 3 year shelf life at -10°C to -70°C
• 30 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C
• Normal and abnormal levels

Analyte
Homocysteine
Refer to the package insert of currently available lots for specific analyte and stability claims
Cardiac Controls for Popular Instruments
Values for these controls may be found in the applicable product insert or Unity™ QC Program Reports.
If your instrument model is not listed, please contact your nearest Bio-Rad office for current control information.

Liquichek™ Liquichek™ Liquichek™ Liquichek™ Liquichek™

Cardiac Markers Cardiac Markers Cardiac Markers CK/LD Homocysteine
Manufacturer Plus Control Plus Control LT Control LT, Isoenzyme Control
Instrument(s) Level Low Control

Abbott
Architect™ Series
AxSYM®
IMx®
Beckman Coulter
Access® Series/LX®i/UniCel® Dxl
CX®/LX/UniCel® DxC Series
bioMérieux
VIDAS®
Olympus
AU® Series
Ortho
Vitros® Series
Vitros® ECi
Roche
Cobas® 6000 Series/COBAS INTEGRA
COBAS Mira™ Series
Elecsys® Series
Hitachi® Series
MODULAR SYSTEMS
Siemens Diagnostics
ACS:180™
ADVIA Centaur® Series
Dimension® Series
Immulite® Series
Stratus
TOSOH
AIA™ Series
Cardiac Assessment Controls

Ordering Information
Cat # Product Name Quantity Cat # Product Name Quantity

Liquichek™ Cardiac Markers Plus Control Liquichek™ Cardiac Markers Control LT, Level Low
180 Trilevel (2 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL 649 Level Low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL
181 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL 649X Level Low MiniPak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 x 3 mL
182 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL
183 Level 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL Liquichek CK/LD Isoenzyme Control
TM

180X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 3 mL 671 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 1 mL

672 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 1 mL
Liquichek™ Cardiac Markers Plus LT Control 670X Bilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x 1 mL
145 Trilevel (2 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL
146 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL Liquichek Homocysteine Control
TM

147 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL 644 Bilevel (3 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 1 mL

148 Level 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL 644X Bilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x 1 mL
145X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 3 mL
149 Level Low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL
149X Level Low MiniPak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 x 3 mL

These controls are featured in the Unity™ Interlaboratory Program. Participation in the Unity™ Interlaboratory Program
can help improve the quality of your laboratory test results and help you meet regulatory and accreditation requirements
worldwide. You may also subscribe to one of our Unity™ QC Data Management Solutions designed to improve the
effectiveness of your statistical process control. Ask your Bio-Rad Account Representative for more information.

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Architect, AxSYM and IMx are trademarks or registered trademarks of Abbott Laboratories, Inc. Access, CX, LX and UniCel ©2008 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 06/08 Q-1521
are registered trademarks of Beckman Coulter, Inc. VIDAS is a registered trademark of bioMérieux Clinical Diagnostics.
AU is a registered trademark of Olympus America, Inc. Vitros is a registered trademark of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
Cobas, COBAS Mira, Elecsys and HITACHI are trademarks or registered trademarks of Roche Diagnostics. ACS:180,
ADVIA Centaur, Dimension and Immulite are trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
AIA is a trademark of TOSOH Corporation.