This month, we started trialling the new apheresis machine: Com.Tec from Fresenius Kabi, Australia. One thing is good about this machine is, able to do a few procedures including Therapeutic Plasma Excange and Stem Cell Collection. So far so good..... It seems like a combination between CS3000+ from Baxter (Fenwall) and Cobe Spectra from Gambro, BCT. The technology defenitely one step ahead of those machines. Very user friendly and easy to understand.... Might be later on I will be able to compare it with optia spectra from Gambro, BCT. I love optia....
With this machine, at the moment I only able to practice TPE procedure, may be in the next few days I will learn more about the stem cell collection... As a TGA auditor will come to our unit soon... it means we might put this issue on hold. Anyway, we have a few months to play with....
any update on the trial? what about the Optia?
ReplyDeleteI will post the update soon as we are still trialing com.tec, the trialing date for optia with stem cell harvest will take place sometimes after October this year... Will see..
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