Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics is a crucial field of research in the medical industry since these POC devices help doctors make critical decisions and help patients monitor their health. These devices can range from HIV tests to blood tests and, more recently, COVID-19 tests.

 

Nordson EFD provides fluid dispensing equipment that helps manufacturers meet and exceed requirements for quality and product consistency that is essential in life sciences. In this blog post, we will share details about several diagnostic applications where our fluid dispensing products increased production, improved accuracy, and more.

 

 

DIAGNOSTIC READERS

APPLICATION #1: ADHERING PARTS OF BLOOD GAS ANALYZERS

 

-Fluids Used:

 

UV-cure adhesives

 

-Application Requirements:

 

A medical manufacturer needed greater accuracy when dispensing a UV-cure adhesive to assemble blood gas analyzers. They were also looking for an automated solution, having previously used benchtop dispensers to assemble the readers by hand.

 

-Dispensing Solutions:

 

PICO XP Jetting Systems

 

The production of most diagnostic analyzers is meticulous and requires precise dispensing operations to ensure correct functioning of the end product. With this in mind, we recommended the PICO XP jetting system because of the extreme accuracy and reliability it offers.

 

This jetting system allowed the manufacturer to accurately dispense lines of UV-cure adhesives along two parts to bond them together. As the next generation product to our standard PICO Pµlse, the PICO XP provides better, more repeatable deposit tolerances. It self-adjusts to maintain micron-level stroke of the jetted volume over time, staying closer to the initial dispensing parameters and making this our most accurate jetting valve.