FDA home pop smear accepts an alternative device for cervical cancer screening
Has Food and Drug Administration Approved A new device called called Teal wandIts Creator “Vaginal sample self-collecting device at home” Cervical cancer Screening. “It is very useful for women who think pop smers are uncomfortable, painful and painful, as well as those who do not have time to go to a doctor or to contact someone. Users who get Teal Wand have to clean their vagina with its tip.
Since the user does not scrap the cells from their uterus, as made with the speculam during PAP smears, there are no models to analyze for abnormality under the microscope. But not The New York Times Recognized, some officials are now recommending HPV test as primary screening for cervical cancer. Last year, the National Cancer Institute launched a clinical trial network called CERVICAL Cancer ‘Last Mile’ initiative And posed with Roche, which provided Such a self-collection solution To participants. The Cancer Institute explained that the cervical cancer was greatly prevented with HPV vaccine and regular screening, but half of all cases of diagnosis in the US were never or was not tested. The self-procurement device can extend the access to cervical cancer screening.
Teal wanderers can dial the company’s telecommunication services, with providers who can give instructions on how to use the device. Then users must separate the swab from the wand, put it in a bottle, label it, and then mail for the test. Teal Health has proven its solution as perfect as in-clinic screening Its clinical study. The company begins to transport wands to California residents in June before expanding the nationwide availability. This is not yet the price of the device, but it works with insurance providers so that the wand can be covered by their plans. The company hopes to subsidize costs for people who are not insured, as well as to provide comfortable payment options.
