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This paradigm has probably arisen because historically a majority of point-of-care tests such as blood gas analysis and blood glucose testing have indeed been derived directly from clinical chemistry. PoCT is often regarded as a part or branch of clinical chemistry by many laboratory and clinical professionals. To avoid confusion, any advice given to clinical staff regarding their analysers should be clear, concise, and above all else, consistent. Test management issues should be resolved by taking the view that it is a ‘point-of-care’ test, and by looking at the specific test technology and method involved, rather than by just assuming it is a ‘haematology’ or a ‘chemistry’ test.Ĭlinical users of a combined PoCT system are principally interested in the generation of good quality results. These views must be considered when designing an overall PoCT management plan. Specialties other than clinical chemistry may have differing views on traditional test management, particularly with regard to quality control (QC), quality assurance (QA), and training. Such analysers, however, are invaluable in some clinical settings. The appearance on the market of small, light, inexpensive, multi-purpose, point-of-care analysers, which combine a number of widely differing analytes, has to some degree upset this paradigm.

Through the use of advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology, established principles of electrochemistry and state-of-the-art computer electronics and software, i-STAT developed a hand-held automated blood analyzer capable of performing a panel of commonly ordered blood tests on two or three drops of blood in just two minutes at the patient's side.Point-of-care testing (PoCT) is traditionally considered a branch or offshoot of clinical chemistry. develops, manufactures and markets diagnostic products for blood analysis that provide healthcare professionals critical diagnostic information accurately and immediately at the point of patient care.

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The HP Blood Analysis Module and the i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer will benefit from several new test parameters to be introduced by i-STAT later this year and in 2000 as i-STAT continues to expand its point-of-care testing platform. HP's Medical Products Group will continue to market and sell, worldwide, the HP Blood Analysis Module, which utilizes the i-STAT technology. Distribution of i-STAT products by Abbott in these regions will be according to the terms of the distribution agreement entered into by Abbott and i-STAT in August 1998.

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1, Abbott will become the exclusive distributor of i-STAT cartridges in these regions and will assume full customer support for i-STAT cartridges for existing and new customers. Under terms of the agreement, Abbott Laboratories will distribute the i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer and i-STAT cartridges in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East starting July 29.

announced the signing of an agreement for product distribution and customer support of i-STAT products and products based on i-STAT technology with Abbott Laboratories and Hewlett-Packard Co.

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