RNA Medical Critical Care Controls
RNA Medical provides specialized diagnostic products for hospital core labs, point-of-care, and physician offices, including quality control materials, calibration verification kits, blood collection tubes, and statistical services.
Calibration Verification Controls
Ensure accurate and reliable patient test results by verifying instrument performance across its full reportable range. These controls contain known concentrations and are tested like patient samples to assess calibration accuracy and linearity.
- Ensures accurate patient results
- Aids in troubleshooting instrument issues
- Supports regulatory compliance
- Enhances overall testing quality
CVC 123 Calibration Verification Controls
CVC 123 is an assayed control designed to verify calibration and linearity of blood gas, electrolyte, and metabolite analyzers. It supports accurate performance checks to ensure analyzer reliability across the analyzer’s measurable range.
CVC 223 CO-Oximeter Calibration Verification Controls
CVC 223 is an assayed quality control material used to verify calibration and linearity of CO-Oximeter instrumentation across the analyzer’s measurable range.
Daily Quality Control for Blood Gas Analyzers & CO-Oximeters
Maintain confidence in your test results with routine QC procedures. Daily quality control ensures your blood gas analyzer is functioning accurately by detecting performance issues related to reagents, electrodes, or electronics.
QC 823 Blood Gas | Electrolyte | Metabolite | BUN Control
QC 823 is an assayed control designed to monitor blood gas, electrolyte, metabolite, and BUN (urea) analyzers. Available in three distinct levels, it supports comprehensive analyzer performance checks across the clinical range.
CC 527 Blood Gas | Electrolyte | CO-Oximeter
CC 527 is an assayed control designed to evaluate the performance of blood gas, electrolyte, and CO-Oximeter analyzers. Offered in three distinct levels, it enables reliable performance checks across the clinical range.
QC 253 Full Range CO-Oximeter Control
QC 253 is an assayed control designed to monitor total hemoglobin and hemoglobin fractions on CO-Oximeter systems. Available in three levels, it ensures accurate analyzer performance across the clinical range.
Blood Collection Tubes
CT 095 Combo Blood Collection Tubes
Secure, Reliable Sampling for i-STAT
RNA Medical® Safe-Wrap Combo Tubes are designed for use with the Abbott Point of Care i-STAT® System, enabling accurate capillary blood collection for blood gas, electrolyte, and chemistry cartridges.
Compatible Cartridge Volumes:
95 μL: G3+, CG4+, EG6+, EG7+, CG8+, CHEM8+
65 μL: 6+, EC8+, EC4+, E3+, G, Crea
Product Features:
- Mylar®-wrapped glass capillary tubes for enhanced safety
- Calcium-balanced lithium heparin treatment prevents clotting
- Breakage protection: Mylar wrap contains glass and sample in case of accidental breakage
Packaging: Each cylinder includes 50 tubes and 50 dispensing plungers
*This product is not for use with either coagulation or immunoassay cartridges
CT 220 Blood Collection Tubes
Enhanced Safety for Capillary Blood Sampling
RNA Medical® Safe-Wrap Tubes are heparinized glass capillary devices designed for the collection of capillary blood samples used in pH, blood gas, and electrolyte testing (excluding lithium). Each tube holds up to 220 μL of sample.
Product Features:
- Mylar®-wrapped glass capillaries for puncture resistance and safety
- Calcium-balanced lithium heparin treatment to prevent clotting
Packaging: Supplied in cylinders of 100 tubes
EC 220 End Caps
End Caps for Safe-Wrap Blood Collection Tubes (package of 200)
*EC 220 available in the US and Canada only
Blood Gas Analyzer Assay Values
Quality Controls | Calibration Verification | |||||
| Analyzer | CC 527 | QC 253 | QC 823 | CVC 123 | CVC 223 | |
Werfen | AVOXimeter 1000E | ● | ● | ● | ||
| AVOXimeter 4000 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| IL682 | ● | ● | ||||
| GEM Premier 3000/3500 | ● | ● | ||||
| GEM Premier 4000 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| GEM Premier 5000 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| GEM Premier 7000 | ● | |||||
Radiometer | ABL 700 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| ABL 800 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| ABL 80 | ● | ● | ||||
| ABL 90 | ● | |||||
Siemens | RapidLab 238/348 | ● | ||||
| RapidPoint 400 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| RapidPoint 500 | ● | ● | ||||
| RapidLab 1200 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| EPOC | ● | |||||
Nova | pHOx/pHOx Plus | ● | ● | |||
| pHOx Ultra | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Prime | ● | |||||
| Prime Plus | ● | |||||
Roche | Cobas b123 | |||||
| Cobas b221 | ● | ● | ||||
Medica | EasyBloodGas | ● | ||||
| EasySTAT | ● | |||||
HemoCue® Controls
Ensure accurate and reliable results with controls designed to verify the performance of HemoCue analyzers.
QC HGB Hemoglobin Control for Hemocue® Analyzer
QC HGB is an assayed solution of stabilized human red cells, designed for performance monitoring of Hemocue analyzers. Offered in three levels, levels (low, normal, high) to assess analyzer accuracy across a full physiological range.
PeerQC℠
RNA Medical's PeerQC statistical program enables our customers to review their results in comparison with a peer group. PeerQC is a simple to use web-based application that provides peer reports. Web-based graphing for calibration verification controls eliminates manual data calculation and hand graphing. This service is available at no charge to RNA Medical customers.
Ordering Instructions
These products are sold through RNA Medical division, the ordering process is described below. Please contact us with any questions.
New Customers:
If this is your first time ordering with RNA Medical, you will need to have a completed and signed credit application, signed W-9 (if within the United States), and a copy of your Purchase Order.
Note: For new customers outside of the United States and Canada, prepayment by wire transfer or credit card is required.
Credit Application
W-9 Form
Purchase Order Requirements:
- Facility Name
- Contact Name and Phone Number/E-mail
- Purchase Order Number
- Catalog Number/Description
- Quantity Needed
- Shipping Address
- Billing Address
- Special Shipping Instructions (if any)
- 3rd Party Freight Account Number (if any)
- Net Terms (we offer 30 days)
A hard copy of your Purchase Order with the current price is required for order processing. We do not accept phone orders.
Purchase orders should be sent to: customerservice@rnamedical.com. Same day shipments are assessed a $100 expediting fee, which does not include freight charges. This expedite fee must be listed on your purchase order.
Please contact Customer Service at 978-772-9070 (Toll Free: 1-800-533-6162), for any questions or specific requests regarding lots and expiration dates on products, before placing orders.
Resources and Related Products
Custom Capabilities
Our offerings go beyond our catalog to provide exactly the services and products you need:
- New Control Development
- Control Verification and Validation
- Custom Labeling and Kitting
- Value Assignment Services
Proficiency Testing/EQA Materials
- Catalog
- Others
Quality System
- Controls are manufactured in compliance with international regulatory standards and guidelines, including ISO 13485 and FDA regulations. This commitment to regulatory compliance helps laboratories meet stringent quality control requirements.
Additional IVD Capabilities
Custom Controls & Calibrators
Custom Controls & Calibrators
- Hematology/Flow Cytometry
- Cardiac Markers
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
- Serum Proteins
- Urinalysis & Urine Chemistry
- Blood Gas/Electrolytes
- CO-Oximetry
- Glucose/Diabetes
- Coagulation
Proficiency Testing/EQA Materials
Proficiency Testing/EQA Materials
- 40 years of experience in EQC products
- Used widely in the EQC industry
- Customizable matrix & format
- Broad analyte portfolio
- Controls with clinically significant levels and high specificity
- High commutability
- Significant material shelf life