Abaxis Offers Clinics Point-of-Care Blood Analysis; Results in 12 Minutes
OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News Abaxis offers a portable device to deliver point-of-care blood analysis that provides lab results in 12 minutes. The Piccolo xpress is about the size of a shoebox and weighs about 11 pounds. The system includes a series of single-use plastic discs called regent discs that contain the chemicals needed to perform a variety of tests on blood, serum, or plasma samples. The system can be operated with minimal training. Individual providers and clinics can lease the device. Abaxis seeks to expand the Piccolo xpress market share in the . . .
