Multiplex Dynamic Temperature Verification Service

What MDTV Services can do for your lab

Gain more confidence

These services give you peace of mind that your PCR system is running accurately, to include:

• Comprehensive measurement of parameters
• Increased data sampling resolution—3 samples per second for 5 accuracy set points
• Minimized environmental airflow distortion—the test is performed with a closed heated cover, just like a cycle run
• Traced to national and international standards
• Comprehensive report that helps meet accreditation requirements and enables better compliance management. Download sample report here ›

Save time

Measure up to 5 PCR systems onsite at the same time in less than 1 hour using our 9-channel unit with rapid data collection

Save money

Your lab can potentially save thousands of dollars. MDTV service:

• Helps prevent reagent and sample loss during downstream applications
• Can reduce your temperature verification expenses by 50%
• Realize additional cost savings with our exclusive end-to-end service solutions

More service options

We offer MDTV service as an add-on to your service plan, or as a standalone service to supplement your in-house capabilities. You can choose between:

• Send your instrument to us—with the off-site option, there is no longer a minimum instrument requirement. You receive the same measurement service but have the option to send in a single instrument to our Repair Center.
• We come to you—a Field Service Engineer (FSE) will come onsite to measure the temperatures of up to 5 thermal cyclers at once. This will take less than 1 hour and is the preferred option if you have a fleet of instruments.

Convenient options

The MDTV and MDTM services are available on all Applied Biosystems PCR instruments, as well as most thermal cyclers from other manufacturers, offering the convenience of a single temperature measurement provider for all or most of the PCR instrumentation in your lab.

The MDTV service can be requested as a stand-alone service, added to your service contract, or provided along with a planned maintenance service. To add the MDTV service to an existing service contract or planned maintenance request, reference Cat. No. ZGVM. 

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Benefits of the on-site temperature verification service include:

• Quality service—using validated and verified test procedures, our certified Field Service Engineers (FSEs) help ensure that the temperature verification of your instrument meets appropriate specifications
• Optimized lab efficiency—by performing temperature verification on site, our certified FSEs help you avoid the downtime associated with sending your instrument to a repair center, while also saving you from having to use valuable in-house technical resources 
• Budget control—through regularly scheduled on-site verifications, operating expenses can be better planned and budgeted for, along with eliminating the expense related to maintaining a calibrated temperature verification tool 
• Documentation—to help meet your compliance requirements, a certificate of temperature verification is provided

Service features

With on-site temperature verification, you receive:

• Sample block temperature accuracy verification at two temperatures
• Temperature non-uniformity verification, performed at two temperatures and 8 sample well locations
• A certificate of verification stating that your instrument’s temperature is working within appropriate specifications

Flexible service plan options

To provide you with the proper level of support, we offer several options for Applied Biosystems instrument users.  We offer the temperature verification service as part of our AB Assurance Service Plan, AB Repair Center, On-Site Planned Maintenance Service Plan, or as a value added service to supplement your in-house capabilities.

Complete list of service options and instruments serviced

For additional information on this service, please contact us at service_agreements_europe@thermofisher.com or via telephone at 0800 5345 5345.