BD FACSPresto™ System

A portable CD4 testing solution that increases and improves access to treatment and care for HIV patients

Overview

The compact BD FACSPresto™ System is a portable CD4 testing solution that offers a simple workflow with high precision and accuracy and ease of use. The system is designed to provide absolute and percentage results of CD4 T lymphocytes and total hemoglobin (Hb) concentration in whole blood samples. It increases and improves access to treatment and care for HIV patients by offering CD4 results from venous and capillary whole blood in 22 minutes.

Watch this video describing how the BD FACSPresto™ System helps in meeting the 90-90-90 target set by UNAIDS for tackling HIV.

Get more information from the BD FACSPresto™ System brochure.

FEATURES

The BD FACSPresto™ System is simple and easy to use and requires minimal training

Simple, one-time setup
Intuitive, language-independent graphical touchscreen interface
On-board videos of key operations that provide a quick guide on start-up, testing workflow and result management

If you request a formal training, it can be provided remotely through a webinar or other platforms or through an on-site training by a BD Application Specialist. The hands-on training takes no more than 2 hours.

The BD FACSPresto™ System provides a simple workflow with high precision and accuracy for CD4 counting

Finger stick or venipuncture draw
Single-use disposable cartridge
Incubation outside the device for high throughput
18 minutes incubation. Up to 4 minutes for reading, depending on the CD4 count in the sample

The BD FACSPresto™ System displays CD4 results on the instrument screen and enables easy storage and export

Automatic display of results that are stored in the on-board database
Results can be printed or exported to a USB flash drive

The fully integrated system provides CD4, %CD4 and hemoglobin concentration in a single test

Built-in quality controls to check system accuracy. Comparable to external controls
On-board reagent QC to check performance
Expanded menu: CD4, %CD4 and Hb concentration in whole blood samples