一種新型基礎代謝檢測盤是一種床邊檢測設備，可以幫助腫瘤科醫生和血液科醫生當場確定正在接受化療的癌癥患者的身體狀況。

這種Piccolo檢測盤能夠在數分鐘之內產生準確的結果，提供關于鈣離子、氯離子、肌酐、血糖、鉀、鈉、總二氧化碳、尿素氮、鎂和乳酸脫氫酶的信息。

Abaxis公司研制開發了這種產品，該公司主席兼首席執行官Clint Severson指出：“腫瘤科一直試圖尋找更加特異性的治療評估工具，設計這種檢測盤是對這種要求作出直接的反饋。我們現在能夠為腫瘤科用戶特工完整的診斷手段，從而能夠在治療之前即時監測患者的健康狀況。”

Abaxis公司研制開發、制造并銷售血液分析系統，為臨床醫生提高快速血液成分檢查。這套系統包括一套便攜式分析儀以及一系列單次使用的試劑盤。這套系統可以檢測全血、血清、或者血漿，在14分鐘之內就可以得到檢測結果。

Abaxis市場部主任Ron Blasig補充說：“再也不需要把檢查送到外面的實驗室去了。我們現在可以為腫瘤科醫生提供他們所需要的全部信息，從而能夠在數分鐘之內就可以為患者制定出有效的治療方案。”

POC Metabolic Panel for Oncology
 
A new basic metabolic panel is a point-of-care (POC) test designed to help oncologists and hematologists determine the fitness of cancer patients for chemotherapy while the patient is on site.

The Piccolo panel generates accurate results in minutes, providing information on calcium, chloride, creatinine, glucose, potassium, sodium, total carbon dioxide, urea nitrogen, magnesium, and lactate dehydrogenase.

“The test panel was developed specifically on direct feedback from oncology practices seeking a more specific treatment assessment tool,” noted Clint Severson, chairman and CEO of Abaxis, Inc. (Union City, CA, USA), which developed the panel. “We can now give our oncology customers complete diagnostic capabilities to monitor their patients’ health immediately prior to treatment.”

Abaxis develops, manufactures, and markets portable blood analysis systems to provide clinicians with rapid blood constituent measurements. The system includes a portable analyzer plus a series of single-use reagent discs. Whole blood, serum, or plasma may be tested with the system, and results are available in less then 14 minutes.

“Sending any tests to an outside laboratory is no longer necessary. We are providing oncologists with all the information they need to make effective treatment decisions for their patients in just minutes,” added Ron Blasig, director of marketing for Abaxis.