Instrumentation Laboratory Ships 1500th ACL Top(R) Hemostasis Testing System

LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Instrumentation Laboratory (IL)
today announced that it has produced and shipped its 1,500th ACL TOP
Hemostasis Testing System. IL began shipping the original ACL TOP system to
customers in 2004. Since then, the Company has introduced the ACL TOP CTS,
featuring closed-tube sampling, in 2006 and the ACL TOP 500 CTS, for the
mid-sized lab earlier this year. The ACL TOP Family of analyzers has achieved
a significant worldwide market share and the instruments are now shipped to
customers in over 20 countries around the world. This year, annual sales of
the ACL TOP Family are expected to exceed 600 units worldwide.
The commercial success of the ACL TOP Family of analyzers underlines its
notable customer appeal. Key features include: the comprehensive test menu,
powerful and intuitive software and superior reagent systems. All members of
the ACL TOP Family feature the same accurate results, reagents and
consumables, broad test menu features and usability and powerful and intuitive
software.
"Since its introduction, the ACL TOP has generated remarkable customer
satisfaction and defined excellence in hemostasis testing and we are very
proud of the commercial success of the ACL TOP Family," said Remo Tazzi,
Director of Marketing, Hemostasis Instruments at IL. "We are focused on
innovation in the hemostasis market and will continue to deliver new and
cutting-edge product additions to our comprehensive instrument and reagent
portfolio."
The ACL TOP Family of analyzers is widely recognized as the industry
standard for analytical performance and operational simplicity. With the
introduction of the highly reliable ACL TOP 500 CTS, IL can meet the needs of
a wide range of hemostasis customers from mid- to large-sized hospital and
specialty labs.
Instrumentation Laboratory (www.ilus.com), founded in 1959, is a worldwide
developer, manufacturer and distributor of in vitro diagnostic instruments,
related reagents and controls for use primarily in hospitals and independent
clinical laboratories. The company's product lines include critical care
systems, hemostasis systems and information management systems. IL's GEM(R)
product offerings, part of the critical care line, include the new GEM Premier
4000 analyzer with Intelligent Quality Management (iQM(R)), GEM Premier(TM)
3000 analyzer, GEM OPL(TM), a portable whole blood CO-Oximeter and the GEM PCL
Plus, a portable coagulation analyzer. IL's hemostasis portfolio includes the
ACL TOP(R) Family of Hemostasis Testing Systems, fully automated,
high-productivity analyzers, including the ACL TOP and the new ACL TOP 500
CTS. IL also offers the ACL ELITE(R) and ELITE PRO, other hemostasis
analyzers and the HemosIL(R) line of reagents. IL is based in Lexington,
Massachusetts.
SOURCE Instrumentation Laboratory

Sally McCraven of Instrumentation Laboratory, +1-781-861-4577,
smccraven@ilww.com