CLIA-WAIVED CHOLESTEROL TEST DEVICES

CLIA-waived cholesterol testing devices are medical equipment that can be used in physician offices and clinics. CLIA stands for “Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.” This is a group of regulations promulgated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that set clinical laboratory testing standards. CLIA-waived refers to testing devices that are simple in operation and have been cleared by the FDA for use by existing physician office staff...

CLIA-waived cholesterol test devices are typically hand-held devices that utilize a small strip that is coated with reagent chemicals that react to the presence of cholesterol and triglyceride in small drops of patient blood. Typically, these units have memory chips that record and preserve cholesterol and triglyceride test results for easy retrieval.