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HemoCue® WBC System

HemoCue®
WBC System

Based on HemoCue’s proven, reliable microcuvette technology, the HemoCue® WBC System brings you the unique benefit of determining total white blood cell counts right at the point of care. Within minutes, you have results with the same precision and accuracy as those from a central laboratory.

HemoCue® WBC System

Key benefits

The HemoCue® WBC System fits seamlessly into a variety of clinical applications and even remote field clinics, so you can get the answers right when you need them – regardless of location. With results in just three minutes, you can move from assessment to treatment with the patient still in the room.

 

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Results in just 3 minutes

 

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10 µL of capillary or venous samples

 

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Factory calibrated with no further calibration needed

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Easy to use by healthcare professionals

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Unique software for internal QC

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Blood-based liquid controls available


Customer stories

Female doctor having a consultation with a femalre patient at her desk with HemoCue products visible on the desk.

Private Medical Practice in Australia

Nepean Lung and Sleep is a private medical practice specializing in adult respiratory and sleep medicine. The clinic provides onsite diagnostic testing for respiratory and sleep disorders, as well as medical consultations with specialist physicians. Serving Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains, and regional NSW areas such as Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee, and Lithgow, they see around 2,000 to 2,500 patients per year.

Female nurse holding a HemoCue Hb 801 Analyzer at a Blood Bank

Blood Center in Southern Sweden

Ulrika Greczula is responsible for blood collection throughout Halland County and works at the blood centers in Varberg, Falkenberg, and Halmstad. Today, Ulrika works at the blood center at the hospital in Varberg.

Warsaw Blood Bank bus

Warsaw Blood Bank

The Regional Blood Donation and Hemotherapy Center in Warsaw (Warsaw Blood Bank) is one of the largest blood banks in Poland. Located in the capital of the country, in the Masovian Voivodeship province, the Warsaw Blood Bank supplies blood components such as red blood cell concentrate, freshly frozen plasma and platelet blood cell concentrate to over 100 hospitals with specialist departments including hematology, transplantology, and oncology.

Hb 301 Male Blood Bank 001-medium

Kokilaben Blood Bank in India

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Centre is one of the largest blood banks in Mumbai with an average of 1,000 donors per month. The donors are both patient-related and unrelated voluntary donors in hospital settings as well as voluntary donors in donation camps outside.

Capillary Sampling with a HemoCue Hb 201+ Microcuvette on a child's finger

Pediatric Emergency Department in Finland

For three years now, Dr Jussi Niemelä and his colleagues at Turku University Hospital in Finland have performed rapid point-of-care tests of total white blood cells (WBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP). This saves both time and money. So much money in fact, that the department has employed an additional physician during rush hours.

System specifications

Imaging system characterizing white cells that are stained and counted

Factory calibrated and needs no further calibration

1.32 pounds (600 g) with batteries installed

7.05 x 5.24 x 4.76 inches
(179 x 133 x 121 mm)

10 µL

Capillary or venous whole blood

Within 3 minutes

0.3-30.0 x 109/L
(300-30000/mm3, 300-30000/µL)

 

Built-in self-test: Optional liquid controls

Power adaptor or batteries
(6 AA alkaline batteries) 

59-95°F (15-35°C)

Analyzer: 32-122°F (0-50°C)
Microcuvettes: 59-95°F (15-35°C)

<90% non-condensing humidity; short-term storage (four weeks, unopened)
32-122°F (0-50°C), <90% non-condensing humidity; three-month open vial stability

Printer and PC

Lab-quality results
in three simple steps

Step 1 - How to use the HemoCue® WBC System
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Fill the microcuvette

Step 2 - How to use the HemoCue® WBC System
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Place the microcuvette into the analyzer

Step 3 - How to use the HemoCue® WBC System
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View results in 3 minutes


Frequently Asked
Questions

The HemoCue® WBC System fits into a variety of clinical applications and even remote field clinics. A white blood cell count gives an immediate clinical puzzle piece that can bring you closer to a conclusive answer and treatment in a number of situations, including unspecified symptoms such as fever or fatigue.

There are two different controls available: the HemoCue® WBC Control and HC WBC DIFF Control, which should be used with HemoCue® WBC System and HemoCue® WBC DIFF System, respectively. These controls are manufactured by R&D Systems, Inc and distributed outside the US by EuroCell Diagnostics.

The HemoCue® WBC System can be used with the HemoCue® WBC Microcuvettes only.

Yes, HemoCue® WBC System can be operated with either power adapter or 6 type AA alkaline batteries. When battery operated, actual performance will vary based on settings, environmental conditions, type of batteries and other factors. Estimated number of measurements using batteries is 300 measurements.

You can find instructional videos for all systems at our Knowledge Center.

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