FastDetect Hires Karten Design for its SmartTest COVID Testing System

Karten Design announced today that it is the designer of FastDetect Inc.’s SmartTest, a high speed, RT-PCR testing and diagnostic device for COVID-19 testing. The product has an easy-to-use and elegant design that allows anyone to administer real-time rapid tests, making it more efficient to open businesses, schools, sports venues, hotels and other venues. The FastDetect SmartTest uses the RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) technique to identify pathogens and report on infections, allowing up to five people at a time to get their test results within 20 minutes.
FastDetect is in the process of testing its device for FDA Emergency Use Authorization.

“Karten Design focuses on designing consumer-level medical devices and instruments. We have been designing medical products for more than 30 years, and we are excited to leverage our expertise to create solutions, like the FastDetect system, to help during the COVID-19 crises,” said Stuart Karten, founder and CEO of Karten Design. “To safely open up the country, we need more well designed, efficient testing products that regular people can use.”

“We set out to make an RT-PCR testing instrument that is fully-automated and makes testing more efficient for a broad number of people,” said James T. Demetriades, FastDetect’s founder and CEO. “Karten is known for its ability to design medical devices and testing equipment that look and operate like consumer products. We asked Karten to design a device that anyone can operate and integrates with our low-cost system for broad, frequent testing.”
More information about FastDetect can be found here.