Osmetech plc Receives 510(k) Clearance for the eSensor® Thrombophilia Risk Test
26 April 2010 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Osmetech, plc (LSE:OMH) today announced that the US Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the eSensor® Thrombophilia
Risk Test (TRT), a multiplexed molecular diagnostic test for four
genetic markers associated with thrombosis. The panel includes
Factor V Leiden, Factor II Prothrombin, MTHFR 677 and MTHFR 1298 in
a single test panel.
Thrombophilia disorders affect roughly 1 in 1,000 individuals,
and genetic testing has become an accepted method of assessing an
individual’s inherited risk for thrombosis and other related
cardiovascular events.
“The FDA clearance of our Thrombophilia Risk Test marks a
significant milestone in the development of our test menu and
further demonstrates the value of our proprietary eSensor®
electronic DNA detection technology,” said Faiz Kayyem, President
and CEO of Osmetech, plc. “We believe that Osmetech is the first
company to have achieved FDA clearance for all four thrombophilia
related genetic markers.”
The eSensor® Thrombophilia Risk Test is for use on the Company’s
XT-8 system, a versatile DNA detection platform for hospital and
reference laboratories. TRT can be configured to report out single
genetic mutation results or various combinations including a Factor
V/Factor II only result and the full thrombophilia panel of all
four genetic mutations. The eSensor® Thrombophilia Risk Test is the
third product cleared by the FDA for use on the XT-8 system and
complements existing FDA cleared products for Cystic Fibrosis and
Warfarin Sensitivity.
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