TABLE 1.
Fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) with an active license approved for use by Health Canada*
| Manufacturer/distributor | Device | Product description | Numerical or visual result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eiken†/Polymedco‡ | OC-Auto Micro 80 FOB Test System (believed equivalent to OC-Hemodia) | Flat tube, dipstick collection, machine developed | Numerical |
| Eiken/Polymedco | OC-Sensor DIANA IFOB Test System (Assumed to be the same as OC-Auto Micro) | Flat tube, dipstick collection, machine developed | Numerical |
| Alfresa Pharma Corporation§/Inverness Medical¶ | I-FOBT Hemoglobin NS-Plus | Flat tube, dipstick collection, machine developed | Numerical |
| Beckman Coulter** | Hemoccult ICT, Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test (also known as Flexsure OBT) | Test card, applicator stick, on-card developed | Visual |
| Eiken/Polymedco | OC-Light Manual IFOBT | Long cylindrical tube, dipstick collection, test strip developed | Visual |
| Inverness Medical | Clearview Ultra FOB Test | Long cylindrical tube, dipstick collection, test strip developed | Visual |
| Medix Biochemica†† | Actim Fecal Blood Test | Cylindrical tube, sampling stick that then is put into the tube, development occurs on the stick | Visual |
| PSS World Medical‡‡ | Consult Diagnostic Occult Blood Test Extra Sensitive | Unknown | Insert/instructions not available |
| Artron§§ | One Step Fecal Occult Blood Test | Cylindrical tube, dipstick sampling, developed on a cassette | Visual |
| IND Diagnostic¶¶/BTNX*** | Rapid Response One-Step Fecal Occult Blood Test | Cylindrical tube, dipstick sampling, developed on a cassette | Visual |
| Tremblay Harrison††† | Minute Lab Fecal Occult Blood Test Device | Cylindrical tube, dipstick sampling, developed on a cassette | Visual |
| WHPM Bioresearch & Technology‡‡‡ | Hemosure Immunological Fecal Occult Blood Test | Cylindrical tube, dipstick sampling, developed on a cassette | Visual |
| Innovacon§§§ | FOB One Step Fecal Occult Blood Test | Cylindrical tube, dipstick sampling, developed on a cassette | Visual |
*
See Appendix B for complete details from the manufacturers inserts and/or provided literature.
†
Eiken Chemical Company Ltd, Japan;
‡
Polymedco Inc, USA;
§
Alfresa Pharma Corporation, Japan;
¶
Inverness Medical, Canada;
**
Beckman Coulter Inc, USA;
††
Medix Biochemica, Finland;
‡‡
PSS World Medical Inc, USA;
§§
Artron Bioresearch, Canada;
¶¶
IND Diagnostic Inc, Canada;
***
BNTX Inc, Canada;
†††
Tremblay Harrison Inc, USA;
‡‡‡
WHPM Bioresearch & Technology Inc, USA;
§§§
Innovacon Inc, USA. FOBT Fecal occult blood test