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Radiometer and MAS to Jointly Develop RALS®-Plus Module for Radiometer Analyzers

July 25, 2005 - Radiometer and Medical Automation Systems (MAS) announced today that they have initiated work on an agreement to integrate Radiometer blood gas analyzers with the widely used RALS®-Plus point-of-care (POC) data management system developed and marketed by MAS. A memorandum of understanding is being developed by the two companies.

RALS-Plus will enable Radiometer analyzer users to automatically manage, report and electronically transfer patient blood gas data to the RALS-Plus database and the hospital’s laboratory information system. 

”We are proud to make this announcement and are looking forward to working with MAS on this jointly developed module,” said Russell Christian, President of Radiometer America. “As leaders in our respective markets, we expect this joint venture to produce an industry-standard point-of-care connectivity solution for blood gas analysis.”

“As the industry’s leader in vendor independent data management systems for point of care, we are very pleased to add Radiometer to the RALS-Plus family of interfaces,” said Greg Menke, President and CEO of MAS. “Radiometer has always been known for quality, performance and innovation. These are our primary strengths, as well, which ensures that this relationship will succeed and our joint customers will enjoy all the benefits both organizations can offer.”   
 
Radiometer’s blood gas analyzers include the ABL™800 FLEX Series, ABL™77 Series and NPT™7 analyzers. The ABL800 FLEX is equipped with the FLEXQ module, which automatically identifies, mixes and measures samples to ensure an accurate patient-sample match at the bedside. The ABL77 and NPT7 are portable, cartridge-based analyzers, offering fast turnaround, ease of use and low or no maintenance for POC applications.

RALS-Plus is the leading vendor-independent connectivity system for POCT and provides users with total control of their POC program. At the click of an icon you can view all results that have been downloaded, display all results that have been flagged based on setup criteria, electronically manage all system operators — by device, email weekly and monthly reports and so much more. In addition, MAS offers RALS-Web, which enables users to remotely connect to their RALS-Plus database and access key information from any device using a computer connected on the hospital network that is running Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.