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bioMérieux receives US FDA 510(k) clearance for its AST System VITEK REVEAL

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bioMérieux, announces that its VITEK REVEAL AST System, reporting results directly from positive blood cultures, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance

27 Jun 2024

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The VITEK® REVEAL™ AST system is an easy-to-use instrument with broad antimicrobial coverage, a small footprint, and a modular design for adaptable throughput, well-suited to address the needs of clinical laboratories. It can deliver actionable results for gram-negative bacteria directly from positive blood cultures in an average of 5.5–6 hours enabling same-day treatment decision-making for patients with bacteremic sepsis.

The FDA 510(k) clearance allows the commercialization of VITEK REVEAL in the United States. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) system is also CE-marked under In Vitro Diagnostic Directive (IVDD – reagents) and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR – instrument) in Europe.

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