BD FocalPoint™ GS Imaging System


 
 

System Process


BD SurePath™ Slide

BD FocalPoint™ Slide Profiler
 
BD FocalPoint™ GS Imaging System:
 
  • Powered by Intelligent Pap Imaging™
    -- Images of cells are taken at 20X magnification
    -- Glandular and Squamous algorithms assess cell changes
    -- Squamous Cellularity evaluated on every slide
    -- Slides and Fields of View ranked according to their likelihood of containing abnormality
  •  Utilizes Directed QC Technology™
  •  Captures 10 Fields of View (FOV) during slide processing
  •  All BD SurePath™ slides may be screened on the BD FocalPoint™ Slide Profiler
  •  No restriction on high risk patient samples
 

Data Transfer:


BD FocalPoint™ GS
Server

BD FocalPoint™ GS
Review Station
 
  •  The BD FocalPoint™ Slide Profiler sends slide information to the BD FocalPoint™ GS Server making it available for review at the BD FocalPoint™ GS Review Station.
  •  Transferred data for each slide includes
    -- One location confirmation image
    -- Ranking, adequacy, and slide status
    -- Images and associated X,Y coordinates for all FOVs.
 

Slide Review:

 
  •  The BD FocalPoint™ GS Review Station assists the Cytotechnologist by enabling:
    -- Location confirmation
    -- Review of 10 FOVs
    -- Full slide review if indication of abnormality is present in any FOV
    -- 15% Directed QC on designated NILM slides
 
For product related inquiries, please contact BDFocalPointGS@bd.com or dial 1-866-TriPath.
 
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