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IDEXX Laboratories Announces Faster SNAP T4 Test [Trade]
Delivers total T4 results and the ability to screen for thyroid disorders in just minutes
Westbrook, Maine, April 24, 2008—IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXX) announces a new SNAP T4 Test that can be run on plasma, eliminating the need to allow for serum sample clotting time and saving up to 20 minutes in sample preparation. Combined with plasma’s incubation time of only six minutes and a test run time of seven minutes, the improved test gives veterinarians total T4 results in 15 minutes or less, and enables practices to screen easily for hypothyroidism, diagnose hyperthyroidism and monitor the effectiveness of patient medication plans. This significantly improves practice work flow and frees technicians’ time for other pressing tasks.
IDEXX also announces an additional improvement for both the SNAP T4 and SNAP® Cortisol Tests. When SNAP Cortisol and SNAP T4 Tests are removed from the refrigerator in the morning, they are ready to use when needed with no warm-up time necessary. The SNAP Cortisol Test allows veterinarians to screen for Cushing’s syndrome and Addison’s disease and monitor long-term medications in just minutes, so they can offer clients answers and begin treatment, if necessary, before patients and clients leave the practice.
“These test improvements represent time savings that can add up quickly and have a significant impact on the timeliness of patient care, especially in emergency situations,” said Paul Levesque, IDEXX Senior Marketing Manager, Chemistry.
The SNAP T4 and Cortisol Tests—as well as the SNAP® Bile Acids Test—are run on either the SNAPshot Dx™ Analyzer, whose two test ports allow multiple-patient testing, with results automatically read and printed into patient report and records, or the SNAP® Reader Analyzer. Both the SNAPshot Dx Analyzer and the SNAP Reader Analyzer are integral parts of the IDEXX VetLab® Suite of integrated in-house analyzers.
IDEXX SNAP® test results are automatically integrated into patient records with the IDEXX VetLab® Station Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), for a complete look at each patient’s health status. Reference ranges for SNAP tests are also a standard feature printed in the IDEXX VetLab Station LIMS report for simple results interpretation.
The SNAP T4 and Cortisol Tests are part of the IDEXX SNAP® family of ELISA tests, trusted for years for quick, accurate pet-side results.
For more information, practitioners can contact their local authorized IDEXX distributor representative, call IDEXX at 1-800-355-2896, or visit www.idexx.com/snapshotdxmenu.
About the IDEXX VetLab® Suite
The IDEXX VetLab Suite is a highly integrated set of veterinary analyzers that provides fast and flexible results on a patient’s blood and urine within minutes of the pet visit. Diagnostic capabilities of the suite include clinical chemistry, electrolytes, hematology with five-part differential and reticulocytes, endocrinology, blood gases, coagulation, urinalysis and infectious diseases. The IDEXX VetLab® Station, which serves as an information system for the in-house laboratory, uses the power of SmartLink™ technology to integrate results from all the analyzers—including the new Catalyst Dx™ and SNAPshot Dx Analyzers—and IDEXX SNAP® point-of-care tests into a single comprehensive and easy-to-use patient report and stores this information in its database for easy future reference and historical results-trending capability.
About IDEXX Laboratories
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a leader in companion animal health, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with innovative, technology-based offerings, including a broad range of diagnostic products and services, practice management systems and pharmaceuticals. IDEXX products enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical care and to build more economically successful practices. IDEXX is also a worldwide leader in providing diagnostic tests and information for the production animal industry and tests for the quality and safety of water and milk. Headquartered in Maine, IDEXX Laboratories employs more than 4,500 people and offers products to customers in over 100 countries.
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