Theranos gets unnecessary FDA clearance for its cheap, fingerstick blood tests

Theranos, the 12-year-old Palo Alto-based company working on a smaller, cheaper, alternative to common lab blood tests, has received its first voluntary FDA 510(k) clearance, for its herpes simplex 1 virus IgG (HSV IgG) test. Using a (still largely secretive) lab-on-a-chip technology, Theranos is able to run multiple blood tests on just a few drops of blood, whereas traditional […]

Source: mobihealthnews - July 6, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Consumer Government/Regulation blood tests FDA FDA 510(k) FDA clearance lab on a chip Theranos Theranos Android app Theranos app Theranos iPhone app Source Type: news