Daxor filed form 510(k) for its patented BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer with the FDA.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1996--The Daxor Corp. today filed a form 510(k) for its Blood Volume Analyzer (BVA-100) with the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. . The BVA-100 is patented in the United States, European Common Market and Japan. Measurement of human blood volume is particularly important in conditions of sudden blood loss during surgery or medical complications which result in a hemorrhage. An accurate blood volume measurement would provide critical information that is needed as a guide for the quantity of blood transfusions to be administered to a patient. The standard tests, such as hemoglobin or the hematocrit Hematocrit Definition The hematocrit measures how much space in the blood is occupied by red blood cells. It is useful when evaluating a person for anemia. Purpose Blood is made up of red and white blood cells, and plasma. are indirect measures of blood volume and may be particularly misleading in conditions of sudden blood loss. The Blood Volume Analyzer will work in conjunction with a separate test kit containing the tracer Albumin I-131. Preliminary results will be available within 20 minutes and final results within 40 minutes. It is expected that the instrument will be primarily used within hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. For further information please contact Joseph Feldschuh, MD, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. or Angela Ramirez, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. at (212) 244-0555. CONTACT: Daxor Corporation, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Joseph Feldschuh/Angela Ramirez, 212/244-0555 |
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