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Several new data integrity and quality control features on Siemens CLINITEK Status^®+ Analyzer provide enhanced clinical information and quality control for point-of-care urinalysis testing. The new system is CLIA-waived.  

New features include Auto-Checks that help ensure the accuracy and quality of test results, including an automatic humidity check on each test strip and automatic test strip identification.  The CLINITEK Status^®+ Analyzer also offers enhanced operator management capabilities, including operator lock-out to prevent unauthorized use. Expanded memory supports up to 700 operator IDs and 950 patient test results.   

The CLINITEK Status^®+ Analyzer offers one of the broadest urine testing menus available, including Multistix^® and CLINITEK^® strips for routine and specialty urine testing and hCG for pregnancy testing. The system can also serially connect to electronic medical records and can connect to more sophisticated data management solutions (DMS) with a simple upgrade kit. 

Learn more at www.siemens.com/CLINITEK 

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