- Instrument free, lateral flow rapid test with results at 10 minutes
- Lower nasal (anterior nares) or nasopharyngeal specimen collection
- USA made at state of the art manufacturing plants
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Distributors interested in our CareStart Covid-19 Testing Kits can refer to below documentation for further details:
Incorporate CareStart™ COVID-19
Antigen Tests into Your Testing Protocol
Fast
Detect active infection status at 10 minutes.
Convenient
No lab equipment or additional instrument required.
Easy
Lower nasal swab collection enables comfortable specimen collection.
- Lateral flow assay
- Detect SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigen
- Rapid results within 10-15 minutes
- Intended at POC setting (i.e., in patient care settings) by medical professionals operating under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Compliance, or Certificate of Accreditation
- For use under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) only
- For in vitro diagnostic use only
- For prescription use only
- For use with direct anterior nasal and nasopharyngeal swab specimens
Note: For Serial Screening of asymptomatic individuals. The serial screening indication is only applied to products manufactured by Access Bio Inc. after April 12, 2021. The product batches listed in the Official Notification Letter should not be marketed or used for POC serial screening purposes.
As of July 16, 2021, the FDA has granted an additional shelf-life extension for CareStart, from nine months to twelve months. Please view the official statement for more information on expiration dates.
CareStart™ Covid-19 Antigen (POC)
The CareStart™ COVID-19 Antigen Test is a lateral flow immunochromatographic assay intended for the qualitative detection of the nucleocapsid protein antigen from SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal or anterior nasal swab specimens directly collected from individuals who are either suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider within the first five days of symptom onset or from individuals without symptoms or other epidemiological reasons to suspect COVID-19 when tested twice over two or three days with at least 24 hours and no more than 48 hours between tests.
Testing is limited to laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), 42 U.S.C. §263a, that meet the requirements to perform moderate, high, or waived complexity tests. This test is authorized for use at the Point of Care (POC), i.e., inpatient care settings operating under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Compliance, or Certificate of Accreditation.
Intrivo is the exclusive US commercialization partner of Access Bio.
KIT COMPONENTS
- 20 Test devices
- 20 Assay buffer
- 20 Extraction vials and caps
- 20 Specimen collection swabs
- 1 Positive and 1 negative control swabs
- 1 Instructions for Use
The CareStart™ COVID-19 Antigen test has not been FDA cleared or approved. This test has been authorized by FDA under an EUA for use by authorized laboratories and at the Point of Care by medical professionals operating under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Compliance, or Certificate of Accreditation. This test has been authorized only to detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigen, not for any other viruses or pathogens; this test is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b) (1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.
