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notransferase) testing capability. The tabletop analyzer unit measures 8 x 4. The device is factory calibrated, and easily accommodates software upgrades. Along with the analyzer and a starter pack of cassettes, the system includes a power supply, small printer, optics check cassette, user and procedures manual and a training video.

Polymer Technology Systems, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., produces a 4.3 oz., battery-operated, handheld device called the Professional CardioChek P.A. This device is one of several manufactured by the company that use proprietary test strips and a reflectance photometry processor to perform a wide range of in-office tests on a single fingerstick whole blood sample. As with the Cholestech analyzer, the CardioChek product can perform a variety of tests, depending on the test strip selected. Options include a lipid panel and single testing for glucose, ketone, total cholesterol (100-400 mg/dl), HDL cholesterol (25-85 mg/dl), triglycerides (50-500 mg/dl) and calculated LDL cholesterol, all as CLIA-waived tests. The device can also measure creatinine, however, this assay is not a CLIA-waived test.

The company says that the Professional CardioChekPA meets the monitoring requirements of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) and most tests are eligible for Medicare and other insurance reimbursement.

The device features internal result storage for easy review. The accompanying thermal printer can print test results with time and date information on the spot or using data stored in the analyzers memory. The printer is capable of printing on 500-count thermal labels or thermal paper rolls.

Roche Diagnostics, Basle, Switzerland, manufactures the Accu-Chek InstantPlus Meter to perform total cholesterol (150-300 mg/dL) and glucose (20-600 mg/dL) with the same system. This simple, CLIA-waived test provides total cholesterol results in three minutes and glucose results in just 12 seconds.

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