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The invention of Clinistix prompted the development of numerous other test strips for urine and blood analysis. These strips could be read with the naked eye by comparing them against color tables – a straightforward and practical process still used today in small medical practices or by private users. However, for larger sample volumes such as those dealt with by hospitals, where hundreds of tests must be evaluated each day, automatic measurement systems can help save a great deal of time while providing reliable results.

The first such system, adopted by medical laboratories in 1976, was the automatic urinalysis system CLINITEK Analyzer. Strips were read by placing them in the device, which could measure 37 different urine values in 30 seconds. In this way, up to 60 strips could be evaluated in an hour.

Nowadays, compact and highly specialized d...