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# Becton Dickinson HIV/AIDS Diagnostic Cleared
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/becton-dickinson-hiv-aids-diagnostic-cleared/
- Published: 2016-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T02:34:56.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5134728

> FDA has cleared a Becton Dickinson 510(k) for the BD FACSPresto system and BD FACSPresto CD4/Hb Cartridge for use in testing CD4 T lymphocytes and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration in whole blood samples to manage HIV/AIDS patients. The automated multicolor fluorescent imaging cytometer and absorbance spectrometer provides absolute and percentage results of CD4 T lymphocytes and Hb concentration, according to the company. It uses a proprietary dried reagents cartridge to offer increased stability across a wide range of storage conditions, it says. The system also includes a touchscreen, language-independent user interface and is able to process up to 80 tests in a normal day. After finger stick or venipuncture blood collection, samples are a single-use disposable cartridge with results available in less than four minutes.