NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Sciex said today that its AB Sciex Triple Quad 4500MD LC-MS/MS system has been approved by the China Food and Drug Administration for use as a medical device.

With the approval, the system, which consists of the LC-MS/MS instrumentation along with Sciex's Analyst MD, Cliquid MD, and MultiQuant MD software, can be used in China for in vitro diagnostic testing.