Inflammatix, Inc., a pioneering molecular diagnostics company, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the company’s lead product, the TriVerity™ Acute Infection and Sepsis Test System. The TriVerity Test System, currently under development, includes the Myrna™ Instrument and the TriVerity Test and is intended to be used in emergency departments in adult patients with suspected acute infection or suspected sepsis. The TriVerity Test is designed to provide three independent readouts that reflect the likelihood of a bacterial infection, the likelihood of a viral infection, and the risk of severe illness (based on the need for critical organ support* within seven days of presentation to the emergency department).
“We are pleased that the FDA has granted its Breakthrough Device Designation to TriVerity, as it reflects that this novel test system has the potential to help physicians improve on the current standard of care,” said Dr. Timothy Sweeney, CEO and co-founder of Inflammatix. “By reaching this important regulatory milestone, we hope to place TriVerity on an accelerated pathway to FDA clearance, which would allow us to fill an unmet need for rapid, accurate tests for the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with suspected sepsis.”
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The FDA established the Breakthrough Devices Program as a voluntary mechanism for certain medical devices and device-led combination products that provide for more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions. The program is intended to provide patients and health care providers with timely access to medical devices by speeding up development, assessment, and review for premarket approval and marketing authorization.
As a Breakthrough Device, TriVerity is expected to be eligible for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) program, which will enable future Inflammatix hospital customers to receive a partial subsidy for purchases of TriVerity Acute Infection and Sepsis Tests performed on admitted patients for up to three years. In addition, assuming CMS finalizes its proposed Temporary Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) rule, the TriVerity Test may be eligible for temporary coverage for tests run on discharged Medicare patients for up to four years. CMS is expected to issue its final ruling on TCET in December 2023.
“The potential Medicare reimbursement benefits associated with Breakthrough Designation may expedite implementation of TriVerity in our partner hospitals,” commented Dr. Sweeney. “We continue to engage with payers, hospitals, and other stakeholders on our path to commercial launch.”
SOURCE : PRNewswire