Many of the developers of in vitro diagnostic tests will seek to convert their emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to conventional premarket filings, and Tim Stenzel, director of the U.S. FDA’s Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health (OIR), said a draft guidance for this conversion is in process. However, Stenzel said he could not predict when that draft might emerge, given that the agency is still scrambling to keep up with both EUA and conventional applications.
Istar Medical SA, which is focused on minimally invasive ophthalmic implants for the treatment of glaucoma patients, revealed positive one-year results from the European STAR-II clinical trial of its micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device, Miniject.
Lucira Health Inc. has secured U.S. FDA emergency use authorization for the first prescription molecular diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can be performed from start to finish in the convenience of one’s home. The single-use, COVID-19 All-in-One Test Kit employs a simple ‘swab, stir and detect’ design that yields results within 30 minutes – enabling individuals who expect they have the virus to get results while isolating at home.
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