The i-STAT handheld accelerates the patient care decision-making process with a system that makes patient-side testing fast, easy and accurate. The i-STAT handheld operates with the advanced technology of single-use i-STAT test cartridges. Together, they create the i-STAT System*—a blood analysis system that provides health care professionals with the information they need to rapidly make treatment decisions, which may lead to enhanced quality of care and improved system efficiency.