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I was excited until I found out you need to install an app on your phone to connect to the physical test to get your results...
by cascom 6y ago
I was excited until I found out you need to install an app on your phone to connect to the physical test to get your results...
- cbhl 6y agoThe inside of a digital pregnancy test is literally an analog test with two lines plus some cheap electronics to read the line. Having a digital readout that says "positive" or "negative" makes these tests easier to interpret, which is important given the stakes involved. I assume that pairing the test with a phone was a compromise that cuts the need to put an LCD display on the test.
- prepend 6y agoI guess it’s that, and to report the data to HHS, and to gather data for anonymization and resale as permitted by HIPAA/CLIA. I want to read the privacy policy. Edit: Couldn’t find the app yet, here’s language that I think confirms from FDA [0] “ Test results from your product will be automatically reported to relevant public health authorities, via your product’s software application (app), in accordance with local, state, and federal requirements, using appropriate LOINC and SNOMED codes, as defined by the “Laboratory In Vitro Diagnostics (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Tests” provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” [0] https://www.fda.gov/media/144457/download https://www.fda.gov/media/144457/download