TriPath Imaging's PREPmate
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Accessory to AutoCyte PREP gains FDA approval, firm announces May 31. PREPmate system aids in preparing thin-layer slides by automatically mixing and removing specimen from CytoRich preservative fluid vials and layering it on a slide. FDA had previously said it would not approve the PMA supplement, filed in October 1999, until it investigated assertions made by a former employee questioning the use of AutoPap to screen thin-layer preparations (1"The Gray Sheet" April 9, 2001, In Brief)