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New Handheld Base Unit for CoaguChek XS Plus System Enables Connectivity to RALS-Plus Data Management Solution for PT/INR Testing at the Point of Care
Date:11/11/2008

ential risks at the lowest possible level.

About the CoaguChek family of products

Physicians have been using CoaguChek instruments for POC PT/INR (Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio) testing since 1994. Today, in the U.S., more PT/INR tests at the point of care are done using a CoaguChek system than with all other devices combined.(1) The CoaguChek XS Plus System represents the fifth generation of point-of-care anticoagulation monitoring devices from Roche Diagnostics.

About Roche

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. As the world's biggest biotech company and an innovator of products and services for the early detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, the Group contributes on a broad range of fronts to improving people's health and quality of life. Roche is the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics and drugs for cancer and transplantation, and is a market leader in virology. It is also active in other major therapeutic areas such as autoimmune diseases, inflammatory and metabolic disorders, and diseases of the central nervous system. In 2007, sales by the Pharmaceuticals Division totaled 36.8 billion Swiss francs, and the Diagnostics Division posted sales of 9.3 billion francs. Roche has R&D agreements and strategic alliances with numerous partners, including majority ownership interests in Genentech and Chugai, and invested more than 8 billion Swiss francs in R&D in 2007. Worldwide, the Group employs about 79,000 people. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.roche.com.

About MAS and RALS-Plus

Medical Automation Systems is recognized as the leader in information management for point-of-care testing. For years, the name RALS has been synonymous with point-of-care information management and widely reco
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