Starrsed ST
Gold standard ESR
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Starrsed ST
Does your laboratory perform erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) tests and are you looking
to automate this process? If so, the Starrsed ST is the obvious solution. Starrsed is the world’s
only product line that allows laboratories to perform ESR tests that are fully in agreement
with the Westergren Method (the Gold Standard). The Starrsed ST is entirely automated and
standardized, which makes it easy to use for every employee in your laboratory. The Starrsed
ST achieves the highest degree of reliability in testing, leaving you and your operators avail-
able for other tasks in the laboratory.
Westergren Sedimentation Method The Process
One of the oldest and most frequently requested RR Mechatronics has developed the Starrsed ST,
blood tests is ESR. It has not changed fundamentally which is an ESR tube based analyzer with a small
in the way it is carried out since Westergren de- footprint. The Starrsed ST, in full operation, produces
scribed it in 1921. In 2011, the International Council sample results up to every 30 seconds. After manual-
for Standardization in Hematology (ICSH) and the ly applying the sample tube for aspiration, the entire
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) process is fully automated. A built-in barcode reader
defined the Reference Method for ESR to be the identifies each sample. The Starrsed ST will then
Westergren Method; the Gold Standard. perform an ESR measurement fully unattended.
The objective of ESR testing is to measure inflamma-
tory state. The Westergren Method measures both How does it work?
infections related to infectious diseases and chronic
inflammatory conditions. In addition to being very After presenting a sample tube, the aspiration system
reliable, the Westergren Sedimentation Method is is activated. A needle pierces the cap and blood is
also amongst the cheapest laboratory tests available. drawn from the tube. The Starrsed ST has a fully
integrated diluting system, which dilutes the blood
with the Starrsed citrate diluent in a 4:1 ratio, in full
accordance with the Westergren Method. The diluted
blood sample is then drawn up into one of the 24
Westergren pipettes inside the instrument.
The instrument measures the sedimentation for each
pipette within 30 or 60 minutes. Most users prefer
the 30-minute mode.
The built-in printer produces the result that is
also sent automatically to the LIMS (Laboratory
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Information Management System). Simultaneously, Additional Benefits
the used Westergren pipette is automatically cleaned
and prepared to receive a new sample. Additionally, The Westergren glass tubes are re-usable after each
all 24 pipettes receive a fully automated, intensive automatic cleaning. Therefore no additional costs for
end-ofday cleaning using Starrsed X-Clean. new pipettes. No disposable plastics of any kind are
All waste fluids, i.e. blood, diluent and X-Clean, are used. As opposed to other test instruments, Starrsed
collected in a built-in waste container, ready for instruments actually identify and report hazy samples
disposal as stipulated by local regulations. so that the lab technician may decide on further
testing. The Starrsed ST makes use of EDTA sample
Controls tubes. The advantage is that EDTA blood is very
Good Laboratory Practice advises the use of controls stable compared to pre-citrated samples, allowing
to ensure the continued reliability of the test results. for accurate ESR test results up to 24 hours after
RR Mechatronics supports this with Starrsed Control. collection. This provides laboratories with even more
It is to be used in the ESR analyzers as if it were a real logistical flexibility. Because the Starrsed ST dilutes
patient sample. Starrsed Control is processed exactly the blood, which is in agreement with the Wester-
the same way and is fully compliant with the ICSH gren Method, it compensates for different hematocrit
recommendations and CLSI procedures. The Starrsed levels. The hematocrit level of the sample therefore
ST recognizes the test tube by its barcode, reads the will not influence the accuracy of the ESR measured.
ESR range, checks the expiration date of the control,
and analyzes the sample. Starrsed Control gives Purchase or Lease
you maximum reliability at minimal effort and costs.
Starrsed Controls give maximum reliability at minimal The Starrsed ST may be purchased, it may be leased
effort and costs. over a period of time, or installed on a cost-per-test
basis. The last option comes with a pre-programmed
An External Quality Assessment Service program chip card that allows for the agreed upon number of
(EQAS) is available to enter your control data. In tests. When it runs out, new cards may be purchased.
EQAS your results are anonymously compared with This brings the automated Westergren Method
relevant data of users of same instruments and within every professional’s reach.
controls of the same batch (the so called peer group).
All specifications of the Starrsed ST are available on
our website www.rrmechatronics.com
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The Starrsed Line in the exponential strength of technological
advancement. RR Mechatronics has a track record
The Starrsed line of ESR automated instruments of thinking in terms of solutions, not problems. We
is unique by the fact that it has automated the do not have all the answers, but persistently strive
Westergren Method and fully complies with the to find them in close collaboration with research
published reference method, including working with scientists and our OEM-partners. These partnerships
diluted EDTA blood. The Starrsed line offers significantly contribute to our high quality work.
several types of ESR analyzers. Our solutions range
from tube-based to rack-based to track-based, the
latter resulting in the highest level of automation
possible. Laboratories that operate different Starrsed
instruments in different capacities are assured that
correlations are precise and fully reliable.
A complete overview is available on our website
www.rrmechatronics.com Global Distributors Network
Overview of RR Mechatronics RR Mechatronics is active in over 40 countries
worldwide. Where we don’t sell and service directly,
RR Mechatronics: Masters of Measurement. Our we have strong partnerships with locally renowned,
people are passionate about the invention and highly specialized, and certified distributors. We do
development of highly precise analytic instruments. understand that service of daily used instruments
RR Mechatronics, established in The Netherlands must be performed on-site and our dealers are
in 1986, focuses on medical analytics laboratory organized to do just that. The focus on uptime is
instruments. We serve IVD laboratory customers and paramount. All of our distributors are required to
OEM-partners all over the world. RR Mechatronics have factory-trained engineers available locally.
is the world leader in automated true Westergren Our distributors also offer service contracts, which
ESR instruments. Tens of millions of ESR tests can include both immediate response and planned
are performed every year with RR Mechatronics maintenance.
instruments, the only ones fully complying with the
Westergren Method. In addition to ESR solutions, RR Mechatronics USA
RR Mechatronics has developed a unique and
highly specialized red blood cell analysis platform to Mechatronics USA is the specialized sales and service
evaluate the rheology of blood. It measures, among organization for RR Mechatronics instruments
others, RBC deformability and aggregation and sold in the United States. We service hundreds of
is used in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria, sedimentation instruments each year by means of
sickle cell disease, and RBC membrane disorders. In dedicated service teams. We understand that service
addition to the haematology related instruments, RR of daily used instruments must be performed on-site
Mechatronics develops very specific environment and we are organized to do so. The focus on uptime
related high technology instruments. To complement is translated into service contracts that include both
our line of instruments, we also offer diluents, immediate response and planned maintenance.
cleaning-agents, controls, and specific reagents. Mechatronics operates one service number for any
For over 25 years we have adhered to the belief service request and is available 24/7
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RR Mechatronics
De Corantijn 13, 1689 AN Zwaag, The Netherlands
P.O. Box 225, 1620 AE Hoorn, The Netherlands
T + 31 229 291 129
[email protected]
www.rrmechatronics.com
Mechatronics USA LLC
20 Altieri Way, Unit 4
Warwick, RI 02886 USA
T + 1 401 431-6101
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