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Biotech / Medical : Chromatics Color Sciences International. Inc; CCSI -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: STLMD who wrote (2578)	6/9/1998 8:59:00 PM
From: HedyVP	Respond to of 5736

Thank you Stephen for your post.Yes it is quite frightening to be a small investor,what went on yesterday and today with CCSI gave me the same feeling that hurricane Andrew did(1992).

To: STLMD who wrote (2578)	6/9/1998 10:54:00 PM
From: Robin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5736

Thanks, Stephen! Looks like the Colormate is definitely more accurate than a physician's visual assessment, but not as accurate as the actual blood serum measurement (as would be expected). From the wording of the document, it appears that CCSI claims equivalence, but I am not an expert who could confirm or refute such. Anyone out there qualified to assess whether the Colormate is accurate enough to replace the heel stick (at least to determine if one's bilirubin level warrants further management)? Also, whether or not the Colormate is approved (by the FDA) to supercede the blood serum measurement? or is its approved use limited to initial assessment? And, is the correlation good enough for the FDA and the practicing physician to allay their concerns for best provision of healthcare and for minimizing liability. Anyone qualified care to answer? Also does anyone know if these variations between actual bilirubin levels and the Colormate's measurements vary from patient to patient (i.e., you calibrate to the patient to get accurate measurements from that point on with that patient)or from measurement to measurement (dependent on one or more unspecified variables)? Good luck to all and thanks! Rockin' Robin

To: STLMD who wrote (2578)	6/10/1998 2:18:00 AM
From: Shammymoo	Respond to of 5736

You folks, and especially Manuel Assensio, just don't get it... EVERY BABY BORN WILL BE TESTED...AT LEAST ONCE... If you have this little device laying around, and you have a newborn, a NURSE, (Not a Doctor [Less charges]) will pick it up & test each baby, just as easily as taking it's temperature.. Yes the Doctor can "Look" at the baby and 9 times outta 10 make the correct diagnosis, but this is the 90's, you don't want to rely on some Doctors failing eyesight or bad lighting, you want the consistancy & perfection of a little device that will tell you in a second or two exactly what the diagnosis is, and for other countries, where doctor's are in short supply, this device will be quickly adopted.. -Glen