AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
corona virus, corona, covid-19, health testing kit, medical tests
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Abbott Labs
WEBSITE
https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/product-and-innovation/detect-covid-19-in-as-little-as-5-minutes.html
Abbot Labs' coronavirus test
A five-minute, point-of-care coronavirus test
Abbot Labs' test kit delivers positive results on the Covid-19 virus in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes. It's the fastest available molecular point-of-care test.
What makes this test so different is where it can be used: outside the four walls of a traditional hospital such as in the physicians' office or urgent care clinics.
The new Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 test runs on Abbott's ID NOWTM platform—a lightweight box (6.6 pounds and the size of a small toaster) that can sit in a variety of locations.
Because of its small size, it can be used in more non-traditional places where people can have their results in a matter of minutes, bringing an alternate testing technology to combat the novel coronavirus.