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The PocketChem has a throughput of 60 strips per hour and a memory capacity of 100 test results, which may be downloaded to a PC. Patient identification may be entered with the integrated keypad, along with a secondary number that can be used sequentially or adjusted to be the instrument, location or operator identification. List price for the PocketChem is $625.

Hypoguard USA, Inc., Edina, Minn., a division of British firm Medisys, manufactures the DiaScreen 50 Urine Chemistry Analyzer, designed for use with DiaScreen Reagent Strips for Urinalysis. The analyzer handles 50 strips per hour and has a memory capacity of 200 test results, which may be downloaded to a computer system. The DiaScreen 50 produces an easy-to-read printout and minimizes variability in results between operators. Patient identification may be entered with the standard keypad or with a barcode reader or keyboard.

DiaScreen Reagent Strips for Urinalysis screen for numerous health conditions and are available in fifteen different configurations with up to ten analytes per strip. The DiaScreen 50 may be used with DiaScreen Reagent Strips for Urinalysis with 3 or more analytes per strip.

Bayer HealthCare LLC, Tarrytown, N.Y., a division of the German health care giant, has been a leader in this diagnostic field for many years. The firm developed the first in vitro diagnostic kit, CLINITEST Reagent Tablets, in 1941, and the first dip-and-read test for glucose, CLINISTIX Reagent Strips, in 1956.

Bayer currently produces a family of urinalysis products including several models of high volume analyzers suitable for clinical laboratory applications.

Bayers Clinitek 500 Urine Chemistry Analyzer features immediate startup, with no warm-up cycle or manual calibration routine. Throughput of seven seconds per sample boosts laboratory productivity in a high-volum
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