LumiraDx Announces Commercial Shipment of its Point of Care NT-proBNP Test in Europe, Supporting Heart Health Checks in UK

The LumiraDx NT-proBNP test is a rapid microfluidic immunofluorescence assay that can aid in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF)

The LumiraDx NT-proBNP direct fingerstick assay monitors levels of peptides elevated in the majority forms of heart failure and provides results in twelve minutes from sample application. It is designed to provide lab comparable performance in community-based healthcare settings to quickly and accurately aid in the diagnosis of individuals suspected of having congestive heart failure.

The LumiraDx NT-proBNP test is currently the only quantitative direct fingerstick NT-proBNP assay commercially available, which can enable access to NT-proBNP testing in the community.

To illustrate how the LumiraDx Platform is helping to transform community-based healthcare, LumiraDx is partnering with Medtronic and a number of local healthcare trusts and charities in the UK to launch the Your Heart Matters Bus initiative where members of the public will be offered free heart health checks through a mobile walk-on service. The initiative launches on February 1st and, as part of the initiative, the LumiraDx NT-proBNP point of care test will be used with the members of public who are recommended a test by the healthcare professional at the walk-on service.