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Said: : "I spoke with Lena Portillo at CAP yesterday. She said that the G3+ appears to NOT be FDA approved. When I asked why CAP can't be more definitive, she said that this is what Abbott has told them. When I talked to an Abbott rep, they are sa...

Said: : "720619-00E ISTAT VERIFCATION NEW AND REPLACEMENTS.pdf I found this helpful. According to this guide provided by Abbott, if you have already validated an analyte on the istat meter, it does not need to be validated again if the same analyt...

Said: : "We also are looking to replace istat. I checked into IL Chemstat but doesn't appear to be cleared for capillary specimens and we use mostly in our NICU. I am also looking at ABL90 flex, Rapidpoint 500, EPOC and Nova primeplus systems. ...

Said: : "Zain, If you choose to continue with the G3 then I think it would be high complexity testing as a Laboratory Developed Test because of the FDA recall."

Said: : "Is there a definite guideline from CAP whether we can use G3 until May 2020? Seems like with the current shortage of CG8, if CAP says it's ok to continue G3, that buys us some time to transition to epoc."