InTrac

The challenge

When the sample flow stalls

In the laboratory, minor delays often occur before and after sample receipt, slowing down the otherwise automated process: samples wait, manual steps are required, and the ATRAS system is not continuously supplied. It is precisely at these moments that you lose valuable time.

Your solution

InTrac

InTrac closes these gaps and forms a seamless overall system with ATRAS.

As an intelligent transport pathway for short distances, InTrac automatically, safely, and without waiting times, guides sealed samples from the blood collection center, through the sample reception area, to the adjacent analysis. The ATRAS is continuously filled and then distributes the samples directly – without any manual intermediate steps.

Upward and downward modules overcome obstacles effortlessly.
The compact, modular design enables flexible routing even in confined spaces. The new routing module can serve up to three different destinations for InTrac.

In short: Samples no longer move haphazardly. Instead, they move logically, precisely, and reliably to where they belong.

The result is an automated sample flow: direct, precise and without detours.
InTrac and ATRAS thus merge into a closed, efficient overall system for your pre-analytics.

SIMPLE

  • Simple loading of tubes
  • Continuous feeding and transport of samples
  • Direct connection to the ATRAS Sorter
  • Low maintenance
  • Easy to clean

FLEXIBLE

  • Overcomes obstacles in the laboratory
  • New Routing Module for individual distribution
  • Compact, modular design
  • Flexible system: Feel free to contact us
    about your suitable solution

RELIABLE

  • Robust, secure and reliable
  • Recognition of blockages
  • Safe guidance of the tubes by belts and lateral walls
  • Runs on 24 V DC low voltage

AREAS OF USE OF INTRAC

Sample reception
Sample distribution
Specimen collection

CONTINUOUS SAMPLE REGISTRATION WITH INTRAC

The combination of InTrac and ATRAS enables the fast and continuous registration and sorting of samples with simultaneous plausibility check.

 

Advantages:

  • Fast visual inspection of incoming samples
  • No further walking routes
  • Continuous loading of the ATRAS
  • Optimization of processes according to the FIFO principle (First In First Out)

InTrac can also be used without ATRAS. In this case, after the sample registration, the closed sample tubes are automatically and continuously transported to the workstations.

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AUTOMATIC SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION BY INTRAC

Automatische Probenverteilung durch InTrac

Sample input to ATRAS is flexible, either via InTrac and/or through bulk loading. After registration by ATRAS, the samples can optionally – as shown in the image – be centrifuged using CSpin and are then automatically transported to the next processing area.

Thanks to the new routing module, additional lanes are available, enabling precise and targeted distribution to downstream analysis areas.

Advantages:

  • Automatic forwarding of samples for analysis without manual steps
  • Continuous sample flow
  • Overcoming spacial obstacles
  • Direct connection of ATRAS to InTrac for further sub-sorting 
  • Routing module offers additional lanes for precision-driven sample distribution

SMOOTH PROCESSES DUE TO INTRAC

Blood draw in specimen collection centers is usually done in individual cabins. After collection, the samples are placed on the conveyor belt while maintaining the standing times for sera and are automatically transported to the next station. This can be a collection container or an ATRAS for for sample registration and pre-sorting.

Advantages:

  • Smooth workflow without interruptions
  • Continuous and timely sample transport
  • Optional connection of ATRAS for registration and sorting of samples for further processing
  • Time saving through compliance with the FIFO principle (First In First Out)

There are further advantages when ATRAS is optionally connected to InTrac:

  • The samples are registered promptly.
  • A plausibility check is carried out (optional).
  • If the ATRAS is located in the phlebotomy, samples can be sorted here for remote laboratory areas.
  • If InTrac leads into the sample receipt area of the laboratory, all advantages of the sample registration in the laboratory can already be used here.