The FDA has authorized the first robotic device that can draw blood from an adult's arm with no hands-on involvement from a human operator, and a single trained phlebotomist can supervise three of them at once.
The agency announced on Wednesday the authorization for the Aletta, made by the Dutch company Vitestro. It is cleared for use with adults in outpatient settings and must be operated under the supervision of a supervisor trained in phlebotomy.
