Applications areas the PC100 platelet counter ADDS VALUE
PLATELET COUNTING AT POINT OF CARE
The PC100 platelet counter is positioned in line with major key trends on the medical (devices) market: a shift from second line care to first line care closer to the patient. By having count results instantly it has the potential to enable innovations in personalised medicine, reduce health care costs and the ability to measure in (remote) locations without well established medical infrastructure.
FAST & EASY MEDICAL GRADE COUNTING
Monitoring the number of platelets per nanolitre is relevant for a number of medical applications. The user is a medical professional or working under the responsibility of a trained medical professional. The PC100 is intended for a medical clinic or a doctor’s office, it is not intended for use in a home environment.
PLATELET COUNTING IN VENOUS BLOOD AND PRP
The PC100 Platelet Counter is intended to count the number of platelets per nanolitre in venous whole blood (in EDTA) and PRP. The count is relevant for patients with bleeding disorders, blood disorders, bone marrow disorders and those undergoing chemotherapy. The platelet count of PRP is relevant for regenerative applications.
PLATELET COUNTING APPLICATION EXAMPLES
The platelet counter can offer quick insight in the exact platelet/thrombocyte concentration per nanolitre of whole blood or PRP. Accurate platelet concentration is relevant in various regenerative applications.
Thrombocytopenia
Condition in which you have a low blood platelet count.
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Knee replacements – hip replacements – shoulder replacements – bone reconstruction – spinal fusion – achilles rupture
EYE SURGERY
Macula degeneration
CARDIAC SURGERY
Sternum closure – (leg) wound closure
TRAUMATOLOGY
Reconstructive surgeries
GENERAL SURGERY
Hernioplasty – vascular
MAXILLOP-FACIAL SURGERY
Jaw reconstructions – sinus lifting – tooth extractions – periodontology
PLASTIC SURGERY
Facelift – abdominoplasty
WOUND CARE
Tissue healing
SPORTS MEDICINE
Tendinopathies