Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Logix Smart Kit to be Used with Newly Authorized Saline Oral Rinse Collection
Co-Diagnostics (Nasdaq: CODX) announced that Access Genetics' OralDNA Labs received an amended Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 RT-PCR test, utilizing Co-Diagnostics' Logix Smart™ COVID-19 kit. This test allows for a saline oral rinse collection, which could enhance testing comfort and accessibility. CEO Dwight Egan noted that this represents the first FDA authorization for a test using oral rinse technology, underscoring the adaptability of the company's CoPrimer™ platform. The announcement highlights the potential for improved community testing.
- Access Genetics' OralDNA Labs received amended EUA for COVID-19 RT-PCR test, enhancing Co-Diagnostics' product adoption.
- Test utilizes a saline oral rinse collection, improving patient comfort and accessibility.
- FDA authorization marks a milestone for Co-Diagnostics' technology in diagnostics.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of diagnostic tests, announced today that Access Genetics, LLC dba OralDNA® Labs, a CLIA-certified customer who uses the Company's Logix Smart™ COVID-19 kit in their FDA authorized OraRisk® COVID-19 RT-PCR test, recently received an amended Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) allowing testing from a saline oral rinse collection.
OralDNA's original release can be seen here.
Dwight Egan, CEO of Co-Diagnostics, remarked: "We are pleased that Co-Diagnostics technology is being used in the first FDA EUA for a test using a simple saline 30 second swish and gargle collection. Because it eliminates the need for a nasal swab, oral rinse technology has the potential to dramatically improve comfort and accessibility of testing in our communities and we believe this authorization by the FDA provides additional confirmation of the quality, versatility, and adaptability of our CoPrimer™ platform."
About Co-Diagnostics, Inc.:
Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a Utah corporation, is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures and markets a state-of-the-art diagnostics technology. The Company's technology is utilized for tests that are designed using the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid molecules (DNA or RNA). The Company also uses its proprietary technology to design specific tests to locate genetic markers for use in industries other than infectious disease and license the use of those tests to specific customers.
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