Nova Technical Firsts
Nova Biosensor Technical Firsts
- 1978: First biosensor for Ionized Calcium
- 1980: First biosensor to measure Chloride in blood
- 1984: First biosensor to measure Total Calcium
- 1985: First biosensor to measure Hematocrit by ISE/Conductivity
- 1987: First biosensor to directly measure whole blood Glucose
- 1988: First biosensor to measure Lithium
- 1990: First biosensor to measure BUN (urea)
- 1992: First biosensor to directly measure whole blood Lactate
- 1994: First biosensor to measure Ionized Magnesium
- 1996: First biosensor to measure Creatinine
- 1996: First biosensor to measure Total CO2 in whole blood
- 1997: First muti-wavelength fiber optic SO2% assay
- 1998: First fiber optic Hemoglobin assay
- 1998: First Ammonium biosensor
- 1999: First non-diluting direct Glutamine biosensor
- 2001: First Acetate biosensor
- 2006: First Hematocrit corrected Glucose test strip
- 2007: First Calibration-free Glucose test strip
- 2008: First Creatinine test strip
- 2009: First Hematocrit corrected Ketone test strip
- 2010: First Hematocrit corrected Lactate test strip for hospital use
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