Diazyme Laboratories Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market SMART HbA1c Assay on Its SMART Point of Care System for Diabetes Monitoring
"Diazyme's new SMART HbA1c Assay provides a convenient and cost effective test method which will benefit laboratories, physicians and the patients they care for," said Dr. Chong Yuan, Managing Director of Diazyme Laboratories. In addition to HbA1c, the SMART Point of Care System offers the capability to run tests for monitoring renal function as well as cardiac risk assessment. Additional assays in development for the SMART Point of Care System include Cystatin C, which has been shown to be a more reliable marker than creatinine for early detection of acute and chronic kidney disease, and Enzymatic Homocysteine and high sensitivity hsCRP, both of which are important biomarkers for cardiac and stroke risk assessment.
Diazyme Laboratories is a division of General Atomics headquartered in La Jolla, California. Diazyme uses its enzyme platform technologies to develop low cost and uniform diagnostic products for clinical and research uses. Products include diagnostic blood tests for liver disease, cardiac markers, diabetes, renal disease and electrolytes. Information regarding Diazyme's enzyme technology and related products can be found in its website at www.diazyme.com.
For Further Information Contact: Diazyme Laboratories: Douglas Borses 860-729-0121 doug.borses@diazyme.com Public Relations: Doug Fouquet (858) 455-2173 doug.fouquet@gat.com