Saliva Diagnostic Systems
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Introduces SalivaCheck rapid saliva diagnostic test for determining whether a sample "is truly saliva" by detecting Immunoglobulin G with a "litmus paper-type strip." SDS has received an order for the test from Diagnostic Technology Company, a London-based insurance testing facility. SDS is expanding the SalivaCheck format to areas such as HIV, H. Pylori, hepatitis, and drugs of abuse testing. The company recently submitted a 510(k) to FDA for the Saliva Sampler saliva collection device, which includes a "patented adequacy indicator" ("The Gray Sheet" June 6, In Brief)