Bio-Rad Laboratories H ematology controls

Liquichek™ Hematology Controls

Bio-Rad Laboratories H ematology controls

Your Choice in Quality Control

With more products and more experience than other QC providers, Bio-Rad is proud to be recognized
as the world leader in quality controls. Our expertise extends to a wide range of assayed hematology controls
suitable for use on a variety of instruments, including hematology analyzers manufactured by Abbott,
Beckman Coulter ®, Siemens, Sysmex, and other test systems.

Liquichek™ Hematology Control (A) Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (A)

An assayed hematology control An assayed reticulocyte contol for
for evaluating the precision of use with most Abbott CELL-DYN®
Abbott CELL-DYN® analyzers with hematology analyzers with automated
3- and 5-part differential technology. methods of reticulocyte counting.

•• 120 day shelf life at 2–8°C •• 75 day shelf life at 2–8°C

•• 21 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C •• 16 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C
•• 3.0 mL fill size available

Liquichek™ Hematology Control (A-I) Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (A-I)

An assayed hematology control An assayed reticulocyte control for
for use with the CELL-DYN® 4000 use with Abbott CELL-DYN® 4000
and CELL-DYN Sapphire® hematology and CELL-DYN Sapphire® hematology
analyzers with 5-part differential analyzers. Assayed values are also
technology. provided for manual methods.

•• 75 day shelf life at 2–8°C •• 75 day shelf life at 2–8°C

•• 8 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C •• 14 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C

Liquichek™ Hematology Control (C) Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (C)

An assayed hematology control A human whole blood based control designed
for evaluating the performance of to monitor the performance of Beckman
Beckman Coulter® hematology analyzers Coulter® analyzers using VCS technology and
with complete CBC and VCS 5-part New Methylene Blue stain.
differential technology.
•• 75 day shelf life at 2–8°C
•• 105 day shelf life at 2–8°C •• 14 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C
•• 14 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C or 14 •• Three clinically significant levels available
thermal cycles, whichever comes first •• 4.0 mL fill size available
Liquichek™ Hematology Control (S) Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (S)
An assayed hematology control for use An assayed reticulocyte control for use
with Siemens hematology analyzers with with Siemens hematology analyzers
3-part and 5-part differential technology. with automated methods of
reticulocyte counting.
•• 75 day shelf life at 2–8°C
•• 14 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C •• 75 day shelf life at 2–8°C
•• 14 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C

Liquichek™ Hematology Control (X) Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (X)

An assayed hematology control An assayed reticulocyte control
for use with Sysmex hematology for use with Sysmex hematology
analyzers with 5-part differential analyzers with automated reticulocyte
technology. counting methods.

•• 75 day shelf life at 2–8°C •• 75 day shelf life at 2–8°C

•• Stable for 15 days open-vial •• Stable for 15 days open-vial
or 15 pierces, whichever comes first, or 15 samplings, whichever comes
when stored at 2–8°C first, when stored at 2–8°C

Liquichek™ Hematology-16 Control

Specifically designed for use on most •• 160 day shelf life at 2–8°C
hematology analyzers that measure up •• 21 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C
to 16 parameters and 3-part white blood •• Assayed for most 2–16 parameter
cell differentials. This trilevel control can instruments
be used on either manual sampling or •• Stabilized human RBCs
automatic cap-piercing instruments.

Liquichek™ Hematology-16T Control

A hematology reference control used in •• 105 day shelf life at 2–8°C

monitoring determinations of blood cell •• 14 day open-vial stability at 2–8°C
values on Sysmex and Abbott 3 part
differential hematology analyzers.

Liquichek™ Sedimentation Rate Control

A bilevel, human whole blood based •• 540 day shelf life at 18–30°C
control designed to monitor both manual •• 31 day open-vial stability at 18–30°C
and automated methods for measuring •• Assayed for over 20 automated
erythrocyte sedimentation rates. and manual methods, including
Westergren and Wintrobe
 ■ Use for CBC and 5-Part Differential Parameters
▲ Use for CBC and 3-Part Differential Parameters
◆ Use for Reticulocyte Counts
● Use for CBC and Lymph

Reticulocyte (A-I)
Hematology (A-I)

Hematology-16T
Reticulocyte (C)

Reticulocyte (X)
Reticulocyte (A)

Reticulocyte (S)
Hematology (C)

Hematology (X)
Use for CBC Parameters Only

Hematology (A)
◗

Hematology (S)

Hematology-16
❖ Use for Manual Methods

Manufacturer / Instrument(s)
Abbott Diagnostics
CELL-DYN® 1600/1700/1800 ▲ ▲ ▲
CELL-DYN® 3000/ 3200 ■ ◆
CELL-DYN® 3500/3700 ■ ◆ ◗
CELL-DYN® 4000 ■ ◆
CELL-DYN Ruby™ ■ ◆
CELL-DYN Sapphire® ■ ◆
HORIBA ABX Diagnostics
ABx Pentra 80/80XL ◗
Micros 60 ▲
Beckman Coulter ®
ABx Pentra 80/80XL
AcT™ DIFF/AcT™ DIFF2 ▲
AcT™ 8/AcT™ 10 ●
AcT™ 5DIFF ◗
S-Plus IV, V, VI 3 Part Differential ▲
MD™ Series ▲
Gen-S™ ■ ◆
LH 500/700 Series ■ ◆ ◗
STKS™/MAXM™ /HmX ■ ◆ ◗
Danam
Datacell 16CP/I-1800 ▲
Datacell 18/18MS Plus ▲
ERMA
PCE 210 ▲
FORTRESS
CELLDIFF-3 ▲
MERCK
MEDONIC CA 620 ▲
Mindray
BC-1800/3000PLUS ▲
BC-2600/2800 ▲
BC-3000CT/3200/3000 PLUS ▲
NIHON KOHDEN
CELL TRAC ALPHA MEK 6318 K/ 6410 K ▲
Siemens
ADVIA® 60 ▲
ADVIA® 120/2120/2120i ■ ◆ ◗
Sysmex
KX-21 ▲
XE-2100/XE-5000 ■ ◆ ◗
XT-2000i ■ ◆ ◗
XT-1800i ■ ◗
XS-1000i ◗
Other
Manual Methods ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖
Connectivity for Hematology Controls
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 utomate data entry from LIS systems,
in the laboratory, which is why at Bio-Rad we offer middleware and/or instruments directly into
innovative solutions that meet the tough demands your Unity™ software
of today. Automating your QC data entry is just •• Free up precious time by eliminating error-prone
one way that we can help to improve efficiency manual keying of QC data
in your laboratory.

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to the product comparison grid below to help determine on-site IT staff.
which solution is the most appropriate for your laboratory.
Desktop software solutions, like Unity Real Time®,
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are appropriate if your internet connection is not sufficient,
Unity Real Time® online eliminate the need to install or if you prefer maintaining local software.

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Additional Features
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H E M AT O L O G Y C O N T R O L S

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

Liquichek™ Hematology Control (A) Liquichek™ Hematology Control (S)

900 Trilevel (4 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 x 3 mL 449 Trilevel (4 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 x 3.5 mL
901 Low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL 449X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 3.5 mL
902 Normal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL
Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (S)
903 High. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL
921 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 4 mL
900X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 3 mL
922 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 4 mL
Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (A) 923 Level 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 4 mL
854 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL 922X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 4 mL
855 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL
855X Bilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x 3 mL Liquichek™ Hematology Control (X)
487 Trilevel (4 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 x 4.5 mL
Liquichek™ Hematology Control (A-I) 487X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 4.5 mL
489 Trilevel (4 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 x 3 mL
Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (X)
489X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 3 mL
926 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL
Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (A-I) 927 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL
916 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL 928 Level 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL
917 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 3 mL 927X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 3 mL
915X Bilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x 3 mL
Liquichek™ Hematology–16 Control
Liquichek™ Hematology Control (C) 760 Trilevel (2 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL
904 Trilevel (4 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 x 5 mL 761 Low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL
905 Low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 5 mL 762 Normal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL
906 Normal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 5 mL 763 High. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 x 3 mL
907 High. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 5 mL 760X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 3 mL
904X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 5 mL
Liquichek™ Hematology–16T Control
Liquichek™ Reticulocyte Control (C) 144 Trilevel (4 of each level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 x 2.5 mL
826 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 4 mL 144X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 2.5 mL
827 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 4 mL
Liquichek™ Sedimentation Rate Control
828 Level 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 4 mL
514 Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 9 mL
827X Trilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 x 4 mL
515 Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 9 mL
514X Bilevel MiniPak (1 of each level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x 9 mL

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