Sysmex America Receives FDA Clearance For XE-5000(TM) Hematology Analyzer

Eliminating the need for additional manual counts andor smear reviews...BD

Sysmex America, Inc. announced that its Sysmex XE-5000 Automated Hematology Analyzer has been cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sale in the U.S. The XE-5000 represents an enhanced, best-in-class, high throughput analyzer that provides 31 whole blood reportable parameters including advanced clinical parameters and a body fluid specific mode. The Sysmex XE-5000 will be available in the United States, in Latin America and in Canada beginning in December 2007.