i-STAT’s new PT/INR features a user and patient friendly direct fingerstick sample application

The i-STAT PT/INR test provides rapid, accurate and quantitative PT/INR test results in an easy-to-use, patient-friendly format for management of patients receiving warfarin therapy. The i-STAT PT/INR has exceptional correlation to plasma-based PT/INR testing (utilizing ~1.0 ISI reagents).

One of the main features that i-STAT has continually offered to lab professionals over the years has been its reliable chemistry offering as well as its administrative features. With the whole blood PT/INR market demanding features such as:


	~1.0 ISI recombinant tissue factor reagent (the optimal for Oral Anticoagulation Therapy (OAT))
	Low blood sample volume
	Easy direct fingerstick sample application
	Excellent data administration/communication capabilities
	The i-STAT PT/INR test can easily be added to any existing i-STAT infrastructure