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Said: We moved away from the Avox and to the Nova Prime Plus for regulatory compliance issues two years ago.  These issues are now a thing of the past.Yes, the Cath Labs were NOT happy with the increased testing times but w...

Said: Agree with the comments about AVOX - it may be a dinosaur but it is extremely fast and therefore wins fans big time in the clinical areas because of it.  I have mentioned to the makers of AVOX (owners have changed hands many times)...

Said: I agree Debra.  We kept an AVOX in pedi cath where they do sat runs and the GEM could not keep up.  We had cath lab staff involved at every step of the way.  It was our cath lab that chose to have the GEM in all 7 labs as...

Said: I want to issue a caution. If you Cath lab is like ours, they may revolt if you chose another analyzer that takes more time than the Avox does. It may be a dinosaur, but it does perform testing quite quickly (as long as the sample meets...

Said: Yes, we have the HaH program at our facility.  They store the reagents/supplies in the Main Lab, they take out on their patient cases as needed.  Main Lab temperature and humidity is monitored for those reagents.  We also...