Sysmex America Continues Urinalysis Product Offering Momentum

2007/08/07

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Tammy Kutz, Manager, Media & Events
 Sysmex America, Inc.  

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For Immediate Release

Sysmex America Continues Urinalysis Product Offering Momentum

Earns National Urinalysis Contract Agreement with Leading GPO

Mundelein, Illinois, August 7, 2007 – Sysmex America, Inc. today announced that Amerinet, a leading national health care purchasing organization, has awarded Sysmex a three-year, dual-source urinalysis contract agreement, said John Kershaw, president, Sysmex America, Inc.  Amerinet’s acute care hospitals and IDN/IHN Alliances have immediate purchasing/leasing access to the Sysmex UF-50™ and UF-100i™ automated urinalysis instruments, reagents, and consumables.  The recently FDA-cleared Sysmex UF-1000i™ automated urinalysis analyzer will be added to the product portfolio upon instrument availability in the United States.  The contract, ID # VL-10016, which runs through June 30, 2010, involves collaborative efforts in the areas of sales, marketing and customer service. 

“Urinalysis is one of the highest volumes and least automated testing areas in the clinical laboratory.  Sysmex’s automated urine cell analyzers offer true walk-away capability, freeing laboratory technologists to concentrate on more complex tasks.  It’s potential labor-saving during a time of restrictive healthcare dollars and medical technologist shortages.  As such, we are pleased to make the simplicity and efficiency of our UF-series directly accessible to Amerinet constituent-members,” said Kershaw.  Amerinet constituent-members interested in speaking with Sysmex America’s urinalysis product support/customer service team should call 1-800-462-1262.

Sysmex introduced the world’s first fully automated urine cell analyzer in 1995, transforming urinalysis, a typically time-consuming and labor-intensive procedure to an unattended one.

About Amerinet Inc.
Through Total Spend Management Solutions, Amerinet strategically partners with health care providers to improve operating margins by creating efficiencies, reducing costs and identifying new revenue streams. Supported by a team of clinical, data and supply chain experts, Amerinet offers a suite of tools, programs and services including a comprehensive and competitive portfolio that delivers practical solutions to address members’ specific needs. Based in St. Louis, MO, with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, Providence, RI, and Warrendale, PA., Amerinet serves more than 22,000 acute and non-acute health care providers nationwide. To learn more, visit http://www.amerinet-gpo.com/. 

About Sysmex America, Inc.
Sysmex America, Inc., the U.S. headquarters of Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan), is a world leader in clinical laboratory systemization and solutions, including clinical diagnostics, automation and information systems. Serving customers for over 35 years, Sysmex focuses on extending the boundaries of diagnostic science while providing the management information tools that make a real difference in clinical and operational results for people worldwide. For more information about Sysmex, please visit www.sysmex.com/usa.