Model Number: strip cassette-#3792 Brand Name: EGENS or OEM Key Specifications/Special Features: INTRODUCTIONTheOneStepPSATestisachromatographicimmunoassayin-vitrodiagnostictestforthequalitativedetectionofProstateSpecificAntigen(PSA)tumormarkersinhumanserumspecimen.PSAtumormarkertestsarebasedontheprincipleofsandwichimmunossayfordeterminationofPSAinhumanserumspecimen.TwomonoclonalantibodiesareemployedtoidentifycancerPSAspecifically.Theprostatespecificantigen(PSA)isthemostcommonlytestedTumormarkerfortheprostateglanddiscasediagnosis.PSAtumormarkerisnormallypresentinlowlevelsinthebloodofalladultmen.Inhumanblood,thenormalconcentrationrangeofthisbiomarkeris0.0to4.0ng/ml,whicharevariableamongdifferenthumanraces(refertothetableattheendofthispage).Butwhenprostatespecificantigenrisebeyondthenormalrange,itcanbetakenasasignalofprostateglandcancerorotherproblems.ThatiswhyPSAbecomesthesubjectofPSAserumdetectiondevices.SPECIMENCOLLECTIONForserum,collectbloodintoacontainerwithoutanticoagulant.Allowthebloodtoclotandseparatetheserumfromtheclot.Usetheserumfortesting.Ifthespecimencannotbetestedonthedayofcollection,storetheserumspecimeninarefrigeratororfreezer.Bringthespecimenstoroomtemperaturebeforetesting.Donotfreezeandthawthespecimenrepeatedly.TESTPROCEDURE1. Whenyouarereadytobegintesting, openthesealedpouchbytearingalongthenotch.Removethetestfromthepouch.2. Drawabout2-3dropssampleintothepipette,anddispenseitintothesamplewellonthecassette.3. Wait10-15minutesandreadresult.&am