Idaho Technology has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its FilmArray instrument and FilmArray respiratory panel, a nucleic acid test to detect viral nucleic acids in nasopharyngeal swabs.
Some of the virus types and subtypes detected by the FilmArray include adenovirus, coronavirus subtypes, human metapneumovirus, influenza and parainfluenza virus subtypes and respiratory syncytial virus.
Idaho has additional FilmArray infectious disease applications in its R&D pipeline, including blood culture ID, gastrointestinal and STI panels.