Sole_Source_Letter-VITEK_2XL_Instrument.pdf

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to confirm that bioMérieux, Inc. is the sole source manufacturer and service provider of the VITEK 2®, VITEK 2 XL® and VITEK2 Compact® instruments and the VITEK MS.

All bioMérieux Field Service Engineers are certified and qualified with extensive factory training and experience in working on the entire range of bioMérieux products including the VITEK 2®, VITEK 2 XL® and VITEK2 Compact® and the VITEK MS® instruments. If any unauthorized third party repairs, alters or modifies a bioMérieux instrument is not responsible for defects arising from such repair or modifications.

bioMérieux, Inc. as the manufacturer of the equipment requires one (1) Preventative Maintenance Inspection to be performed on an annual basis for the VITEK 2® and VITEK2 Compact® instruments and two (2) Preventative Maintenance Inspection to be performed on an annual basis for the VITEK 2 XL® and the VITEK MS®.

If you need additional information, please feel free to email us at us.servicecontracts@biomerieux.com.

Sincerely, Deborah Rodgers Service Sales Manager BioMérieux, Inc.

BioMérieux, Inc.

P.O. Box 15969, Durham, North Carolina, 27704, USA http://www.biomerieux.com