Lifestream Technologies
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Firm's point-of-care Cholesterol Monitor receives a CPT code from the American Medical Association allowing physicians to receive reimbursement for the test effective Jan. 1, 2001, Lifestream reports. Cleared via 510(k) in October 1998, the hand-held instrument provides total cholesterol levels in three minutes and links to the firm's Privalink Internet technology database, cleared Jan. 11 (1"The Gray Sheet" Jan. 24, p. 14) to provide personalized diagnostic and prognostic recommendations. The firm submitted a 510(k) for a consumer version of the monitor Feb. 29