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BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG Receives FDA Clearance for CALEX®Cap Stool Preparation Device

BÜHLMANN CALEX® Cap, a single use tube intended for the preparation of human stool samples to be used with the BÜHLMANN fCAL® turbo, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now commercially available in the US. Amherst NH, 2019: BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG, is proud to announce it received United
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The Way to Total Automation of Calprotectin Measurement in Faeces with BUHLMANN fCAL® turbo

BÜHLMANN fCAL® turbo: Schallberger, Y. et al. The Way to Total Automation of Calprotectin Measurement in Faeces with BUHLMANN fCAL® turbo. Swiss MedLab 2016, 13. – 16. June 2016. Berne, Switzerland. Poster Highlights from this Publication “ ...Combined with the CALEX® Cap extraction device the fecal calprotectin testing workflow is further simplified thus reducing hands-on-time by 70%. " Read Citation
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CALEX® Cap

BÜHLMANN fCAL® turbo + CALEX® Cap (K191718 & K232057): FDA 510(k) cleared. For in vitro Diagnostic Use. CALEX® Cap Stool Preparation Device- for fecal Calprotectin & fecal Pancreatic Elastase The BÜHLMANN CALEX® Cap is designed to provide convenient and safe stool extraction of multiple analytes. The optimized dilution of stool sample yields maximum extraction efficiency and analyte
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Four Years of Experience Using IBDoc

Benefits for Patients and Healthcare Staff of Routine IBDoc® Use Kathleen Sugrue, Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Mercy University Hospital, Cork (Article courtesy of BÜHLMANN’s UK distributor, Alpha Laboratories.) Highlight from this Perspective Article “Since introducing IBDoc® we get less calls on the helpline because patients can check themselves if they are concerned they are flaring.” “Patients
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Patient’s Perspective- One Year using IBDoc

Read a recent article written from the perspective of a long term Crohn's sufferer who shares his experience of managing the disease with the help of calprotectin self-testing. Article courtesy of BÜHLMANN’s UK distributor, Alpha Laboratories. Highlight from this Perspective Article “It has reduced the “waiting time” for results down to hours instead of days or
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Labsense News Summer 2019 Edition


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BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG Receives FDA Clearance for its fCAL® turbo Automated Calprotectin Test

BÜHLMANN fCAL® turbo, an in vitro diagnostic assay intended for the quantitation of calprotectin in human stool, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now commercially available in the US. Amherst NH, June 26, 2019: BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG, is proud to announce it received United States Food and Drug
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Head-to-head comparison of three stool calprotectin tests for home use

IBDoc® Citation: Haisma et al. Head-to-head comparison of three stool calprotectin tests for home use.  Plos ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214751  April 18, 2019 Highlights from this Publication “ …We observed that 119 of 125 IBDoc readings ≥ 500 μg/g were concordant with fCAL results (95%), compared to 35% and 49% for the QuantOnCal—IDK-Calprotectin and CalproSmart—Calprotectin-ALP pairs.…” “The CalproSmart
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LabSense News Spring 2019 Edition

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Calprotectin in the Updated ACG Ulcerative Colitis Guidelines

Microscope photo of a human large intestine section with inflammation (Colitis). What is Ulcerative colitis? Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic disease affecting the large intestine, in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny open sores, or ulcers. This condition is the result of the immune system's overactive response.1 This is
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