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The VERSANT® kPCR Molecular System comprises two separate benchtop instruments, each with a separate PC workstation:

• The VERSANT kPCR Molecular System SP¹ for sample extraction and PCR plate setup
• The VERSANT kPCR Molecular System AD^1,4 for PCR cycling and results analysis and reporting

This design allows for the efficient use of laboratory space, as the instruments can be configured for either one- or two-room operations.

Automated extraction of high-quality nucleic acids from specimens

• When used with the VERSANT Sample Preparation 1.0 Reagents Kit, the VERSANT kPCR Molecular System SP isolates RNA and DNA from a wide variety of respiratory specimen types, including nasal swabs, nasopharyngeal swabs, oropharyngeal swabs, nasopharyngeal wash/aspirate, or nasal aspirate as well as bronchoalveolar lavage.
• The system also accommodates specimen types such as plasma, serum, urine, and stool.
• A universal extraction protocol and reagents allow the combination of different sample types in a single batch run.
• Run capacity ranges from 1 to 96 samples per batch.

Optimized workflow options

• The system offers six extraction protocols with varying sample input and eluate output volumes.
• A validated Dynamic Assay Preparation (DAP) protocol for the FTD SARS-CoV-2 Assay combines extraction and PCR plate setup.
• Open DAP protocols are available for laboratory-developed and third-party assays.⁵
• Eluate splitting, instead of sample splitting, delivers a standardized eluate for use in multiple assays, with up to six PCR master mixes from a single specimen on one PCR plate.
• Eluate storage option saves the eluates on a separate PCR plate for further testing (e.g., for reflex testing).
• Stand-alone automated PCR plate setup from the eluate storage plate is also available.

Accurate sample identification

• System tracks sample ID from primary tube to result.
• Instrument sample carriers are compatible with a variety of primary sample tube types and sizes.

Efficient performance with built-in contamination controls

• Air displacement pipetting (ADP)
• Disposable, filtered pipette tips
• CO-RE tip technology^‡ (compressed O-ring expansion)
• Accurate liquid delivery with unique total aspiration and dispense monitoring (TADM) technology^‡
• Anti-droplet control (ADC)^‡

_{‡ CO-RE, TADM, and ADC are patented, proprietary technologies of Hamilton Company}