RAPIDPoint® 500e

The RAPIDPoint® 500e from Siemens Healthineers is an advanced, cartridge-based point-of-care blood gas analyzer designed to deliver fast, accurate, and reliable results in critical care settings. This system is ideal for critical care environments such as intensive care units (ICUs), emergency departments, operating rooms, etc.
The Siemens' Integri-sense™ Technology, which performs frequent quality and blood integrity checks before, during, and after every patient sample, will ensure you robust accuracy of each result with simplicity, security and performance.

High-Speed, Comprehensive Testing The RAPIDPoint 500e provides essential blood gas, electrolyte, metabolite, and CO-oximetry including Neonatal Bilirubin results in about 60 seconds from a whole blood sample as small as 100 microliters. It helps clinicians make rapid, decisions at the point of care, improving workflow efficiency and patient outcomes.

Extensive Test Menu The RAPIDPoint 500e supports a broad menu of critical tests, including:

Blood Gases : pH, pCO₂, pO₂
Electrolytes : Sodium (Na⁺), Potassium (K⁺), Calcium (Ca²⁺), Chloride (Cl⁻)
Metabolites : Glucose, Lactate
CO-oximetry : Total Hemoglobin (tHb), Oxyhemoglobin (O₂Hb), Deoxyhemoglobin (HHb), Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), Methemoglobin (MetHb), Oxygen Saturation (sO₂), and Neonatal Bilirubin

Alternative fluids such as pleural and dialysate fluid can be also measured on the RAPIDPoint 500e.

Maintenance-Free Cartridge System This analyzer features a fully self-contained cartridge system that incorporates sensors, a sample probe, and CO-oximetry optics. Each cartridge is designed for 28 days of onboard use or a maximum number of tests, which significantly reduces maintenance demands and potential downtime.

User-Friendly Design and Connectivity The analyzer is designed with an intuitive touchscreen interface and an integrated barcode scanner, supporting efficient workflow with minimal training. It offers flexible connectivity options, including wireless capability, Ethernet, and serial port connections. Integration with hospital information systems and laboratory data management tools is seamless, supporting streamlined communication and data reporting.

Technical Highlights

Sample Volume : 100 µL for a full panel
Result Time : ~60 seconds
Cartridge Use Life : 28 days or specified number of tests
Independent automatic quality control (AQC ) with Three levels
Initialization Time : ~24 minutes
Barcode Scanner : Supports both 1D and 2D symbologies
Operating System : Microsoft Windows 10 with McAfee embedded anti-malware to block unknown and unauthorized programs from running
Unique sample port : advance clot management and air bubble detection mechanism
Communications : Dual-port (Ethernet, serial), wireless capable