AndCare LeadCare portable lead poisoning test system gets FDA nod.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
ANDCARE LEADCARE PORTABLE LEAD POISONING TEST SYSTEM U.S. DISTRIBUTION will be handled by Physician Sales & Service, AndCare states. A final contract with PSS for the first-of-its-kind portable blood test for lead poisoning is being negotiated by AndCare marketing partner ESA, Inc. The LeadCare system, intended for use by health care workers in a physician's office or in the field, is anticipated to cost less than $2,000 for hardware and utilize about $5-6 in consumables per use, AndCare says. FDA cleared the product for marketing on Sept. 10.