[CARPA] Phaseout of hemocue machines

[Jill.Palmer at nt.gov.au]

Alex,

Please see response below from Mark Risson, Katherine Hospital Pathology Dept.


".....Here's the details for the machine Alex needs:

Hb201 Analyser - item no.121717                 -     $520.13
Hb201 microcuvettes (box of 200) - item no. 111708    -     $224.48

These are to be purchased from Hemocue Australia - ph. 02 4384 6855

(Territory Surgical Supplies does also offer the instrument, but on a >20%
markup of Hemocue's price, so
it's fine to purchase interstate.)

cheers,
Mark".......

Hope this helps

Regards

JIll

Jill Palmer
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Centre for Disease Control
Katherine, NT
ph  89739049
fax 89739048








Alex Hope <wombat at octa4.net.au>@ozdocit.org on 27/04/2007 10:20:06 AM

Please respond to Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association
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Subject:    [CARPA] Phaseout of hemocue machines

G'day All,
have received the letter embedded here (I hope) via Medtek in Alice Springs,
hemocues will no longer be serviced after 1/1/08, and cuvettes will become less
available and more expensive, they are offering a half-price machine upgrade
$500 odd .
I went to the website, and wasn't sure which variant of the new machines would
actually be the most appropriate for our use.
Has anyone looked into this already? If so what conclusion have they come to?
Alex











HemoCue Australia Pty Ltd


                                                              ABN 56 119 071 626


                                  35 Longview Close, Wamberal NSW 2260 Australia


Phone: (02) 4384 6855 Fax: (02) 4384 7919


AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Email: info at hemocue.com.au Website: www.hemocue.com





23rd January, 2007


Second Edition





Dear HemoCue Hemoglobin Classic User








                   HEMOCUE HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSER UPGRADE OFFER








Due  to  changes  by  our  parent  company, HemoCue AB, Sweden, the HemoCue B-Hb
Classic model analyser is quickly reaching its retirement age.





>From  1st  January,  2008  this  model  will  no  longer be able to be serviced,
although  cuvettes  will  still  be  supplied for a few more years. The price of
cuvettes  for  the  Classic model will steadily increase as the volumes produced
decrease.





We  appreciate  that  there  are  still  a  number  of Classic models in service
throughout  the  country and for that reason we would like to make you a special
offer  to  upgrade  to  the  Hb201 analyser. The Hb201 is much smaller and has a
number  of  extra  features  that the Classic model does not have. Please take a
look on our website www.hemocue.com





The  special  trade-in offer, per Hb201 analyser, is $520.13 excluding GST (half
price). To qualify for this special offer, the trade-in must be organized before
30/06/2007 and the original classic instrument must be returned to us.





Please respond to this offer as soon as possible as stocks are currently limited
and we will work on a first come first served basis.





We  should  point out that the cuvettes for the classic model do not fit the 201
model,  so we advise you to use up your existing cuvettes, if you choose to take
up the offer.





If  you  have  any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us on the
phone number below.








Kind Regards,





Lyn Hatherly





Office Manager,


HemoCue Australia Pty. Ltd.


35 Longview Close


Wamberal NSW 2260


Phone      :(02) 4384 6855


Fax            :(02) 4384 7919


Email: info at hemocue.com.au


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