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# bioMérieux Respiratory/Sore Throat Panel Cleared
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/biomerieux-respiratory-sore-throat-panel-cleared/
- Published: 2024-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:36:34.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5157446

FDA has cleared a bioMérieux 510(k) for its Biofire Spotfire Respiratory/Sore Throat Panel Mini. Designed for use on the company’s point-of-care Biofire Spotfire system, the panel is described as a unique multiplex polymerase chain reaction test that detects five of the most common viral and bacterial causes of respiratory or sore throat infections in about 15 minutes. “Samples can be taken from a nasopharyngeal swab when a respiratory tract infection is suspected or from a throat swab when pharyngitis is suspected,” the company says. With this innovation, clinicians now can confidently tell their patients quickly what is making them sick and get them on the right treatment pathway, limiting the overuse of antibiotics.”