一種便攜式檢測系統(tǒng)(PTS)能夠檢測醫(yī)療設(shè)備、生物產(chǎn)品和藥物中的內(nèi)毒素污染，能夠用于各種環(huán)境，包括太空船。

這種手持系統(tǒng)適合現(xiàn)場檢測，能夠在15分鐘提供檢測結(jié)果，而當(dāng)前的方法需要45分鐘～數(shù)天。PTS使用拋棄式裝置能夠預(yù)先裝備試劑和便攜式手持閱讀儀，能夠提供內(nèi)毒素的定量結(jié)果。除此之外，簡單的一鍵式操作只需要最小的操作培訓(xùn)，數(shù)據(jù)能夠存儲在PTS中，可以下載至計算機或者打印出來。

Charles River實驗室(Wilmington, MA, USA)已經(jīng)獲得了美國食品藥品管理局(FDA)對這種便攜式內(nèi)毒素檢測系統(tǒng)Endosafe-PTS銷售和上市的批準(zhǔn)。PTS系統(tǒng)將會用于醫(yī)院、血透診所、核醫(yī)學(xué)、干細胞研究和行星保護。

Portable System Detects Endotoxins
 
A portable test system (PTS) can detect endotoxin contaminants in medical devices, biologic products, drugs, and can be used for other applications, including spacecraft missions.

Suitable for point-of-use testing, the hand-held system provides quantitative results in 15 minutes, in contrast to current methods, which take from 45 minutes to several days. The PTS utilizes disposable cartridges that are pre-loaded with reagents and a portable, handheld reader to provide quantitative endotoxin amounts. In addition, the simple one-button operation requires minimal technical training and the data can be stored in the PTS, downloaded to a computer, and/or printed.

Charles River Laboratories (Wilmington, MA, USA) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the sale and marketing of Endosafe-PTS, the portable endotoxin detection system. The PTS system will be used in hospitals, dialysis clinics, nuclear medicine, stem cell research, and planetary protection.