10:04 AM EDT, 04/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Abbott Laboratories ( ABT ) said Monday its i-STAT TBI cartridge blood test has secured the US Food and Drug Administration's approval to be used with whole blood.

The approval will support testing in healthcare settings beyond hospital emergency departments, including certain urgent care clinics, that enable the evaluation of patients with suspected concussions at patients' bedside and lab-quality results' delivery within 15 minutes, the company said.

The tests were previously cleared for use with only plasma or serum, it added.

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