Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics launches Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyser 

Building on more than 30 years of central lab haemostasis leadership, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is introducing a first-of-its-kind, hand-held portable coagulation analyser. The Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyser delivers fast, reliable Prothrombin time testing (PT/INR) for point-of-care monitoring and management of oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) with warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist.

More than 800 million PT/INR tests will be administered worldwide this year. The Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyser was specifically designed to meet the growing demand for fast and reliable PT/INR results in physician offices and walk-in clinics to help healthcare professionals make informed decisions about patient care.

Winner of the internationally respected Red Dot Award: Product Design for 2015, it is no bigger than a large screen smartphone and can be held at any angle and brought directly to the patient’s finger for efficient and comfortable blood sample application.

An integrated bar-code scanner simplifies data capture for accurate calibration of new lot numbers prior to testing. A first-of-its kind spring-loaded test strip eject button that allows the user to eject a used test strip and easily dispose of it without touching it, minimising any potential biohazard exposure.

For further information on Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyser, please visit:

www.siemens.com/xprecia.