ABSOLUTE AUTOMATION MEANS FREEDOM FOR YOU Absolute Automation Is True Walk-Away Freedom for: Sample Preparation Sample Processing Results Analysis Only the TIGRIS® DTS™ System, with Absolute Automation, automates all phases of molecular diagnostics testing from sample preparation, amplification, and detection to reporting results. Integrating the TIGRIS DTS System with APTIMA® assay kits for nucleic acid testing (NAT) offers true freedom from hands-on processing. Sample Preparation Freedom Direct tube sampling (DTS) No cap removal Patient primary tubes are loaded directly on the TIGRIS DTS System True positive sample identification Random specimen loading Worklists are created automatically No need to sort patient samples in any order No manual pipetting required

Sample Processing Freedom Process control Liquid Level Sensing confirms adequate sample and reagent levels Urine and swab specimens are processed simultaneously One integrated system No manual transfers from processing modules to detectors Walk-away simplicity equals hours of freedom Results Analysis Freedom Results are automatically linked to reagent lot numbers Positive specimen results are sorted and identified for follow-up Results are automatically sent to a Laboratory Information System (LIS) Control Report trends performance