Surround

Surround

Surround provides a secure, adaptable and reliable solution to handle your time-critical and highly regulated laboratory needs.

Surround is an open and flexible laboratory system that can be interfaced with current and future testing instruments and host systems. With unique decision-making capabilities, multiple instrument interfaces and configurable client management tools, Surround gives more choices to best fit blood center's needs. Surround allows blood banks to customize a default test panel while tracking sample results either automatically or manually. Surround's decision-making embedded intelligence manages the testing process and provides sample and system status reports, including audit trails.

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Key Benefits

  • Quickly and reliably manages high-volume test results for multiple clients
  • Supports multiple profiles for a single contract client
  • Reduces the risks of error through its decision-making and result interpretation abilities
  • Supports testing at multiple locations
  • Meets 21 CFR part 11 requirements
  • Transmits legible test results to multiple recipients - both automatically and manually
  • Supports Codabar and ISBT code 128 sample ID formats

Key Features

  • The capability to receive up to 23 test results per sample (including NAT results) from multiple testing sites and/or interfaced laboratory instruments.
  • An enhanced Test of Record results updating function to allow for rapid instrument integration.
  • Configuration schema to support optional testing.
  • The ability to manage and distribute customer results through multiple reporting methods, including automatic faxing.
  • A NAT pooling interface which can automatically convert pool results to individual results.
  • Electronic quality assurance reviews and signature capability.

FAQ

What operating systems can be used with Surround?

The Surround Server and Workstations can both run under Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows. Remote support can be provided using terminal services or another agreed upon support method.

Depending upon the instrument interfaces in use, one or more Surround Instrument Servers may be required, each with a different operating system. Possible operating systems include SCO OpenServer or any of the following for Aeroset and Hitachi instruments: Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows 2003.

What is the database and access method utilized?

Oracle 8.1.7.4 and JDBC

What are the hardware requirements to run Surround?

The hardware requirements for the Surround Server are:

  • Intel Pentium processor (300 mHZ)
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 20 GB hard disk
  • CD ROM drive
  • Super VGA color monitor with display resolution of at least 1024 by 768
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Serial communications port
  • 56K external faxmodem
  • Laser printer with postscript capabilities
  • Network card

Surround is designed for 24-hour operation without user input. Use of an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) is strongly recommended.

What instruments interface with Surround?

Surround Interfaces with the instruments below:

  • PPC
  • Aeroset
  • Prism
  • Hitachi
  • OAS
  • Olympus 7200
  • Roche DOMS
  • Nat Tracker
  • Hamilton Pipettor
  • Biotek
  • Tecan Pipettor
  • Dias/Rhosys/IBG
  • Olympus Auxxx
  • Dias HK