Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control is intended for use as an assayed quality control serum to monitor the precision of laboratory testing procedures for analytes listed in the package insert.
Device Story
Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control is a human serum-based quality control material containing purified biochemicals, drugs, preservatives, and stabilizers. It is provided in liquid form to monitor the precision of laboratory testing procedures for various analytes. The device is used in clinical laboratory settings by laboratory personnel. By comparing measured values of the control against established ranges, clinicians assess the precision of their testing procedures, ensuring the reliability of patient diagnostic results.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Stability studies were conducted to determine open-vial and shelf-life performance. Open-vial stability is 14 days at 2-8°C (with exceptions for total bilirubin and LAP Arylamidase). Closed-vial stability is 30 days at 2-8°C. Shelf life is three years when stored at -20°C or colder.
Technological Characteristics
Human serum-based matrix with added purified biochemicals, drugs, preservatives, and stabilizers. Liquid form. Storage requirements: -20°C or colder for shelf life; 2-8°C for open/thawed use. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use as an assayed quality control serum to monitor the precision of laboratory testing procedures for analytes listed in the package insert.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A quality control material (assayed and unassayed) for clinical chemistry is a device intended for medical purposes for use in a test system to estimate test precision and to detect systematic analytical deviations that may arise from reagent or analytical instrument variation. A quality control material (assayed and unassayed) may be used for proficiency testing in interlaboratory surveys. This generic type of device includes controls (assayed and unassayed) for blood gases, electrolytes, enzymes, multianalytes (all kinds), single (specified) analytes, or urinalysis controls.
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Bio-Rad Laboratories
Premarket Notification Section 510(k) for Liquid Assayed Multiqual Control
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
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# Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control Levels 1, 2 and 3
#### 1.0 Submitter
Bio-Rad Laboratories 9500 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, California 92618-2017 Telephone: (949) 598-1200 (949) 598-1555 Fax:
## Contact Person
Ofelia Cachola Regulatory Affairs Specialist Telephone: (949) 598-1287
# Date of Summary Preparation
June 8, 2001
#### 2.0 Device Identification
Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control Levels 1, 2 and 3 Product Trade Name: Multi-Analyte Controls, (Assayed and unassayed) Common Name:
Classifications: Class I 75JJY Product Code: CFR 862.1660 Regulation Number:
#### 3.0 Device to Which Substantial Equivalence is Claimed
MULTIQUAL® ASY I, II, III Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp. (Bio-Rad Laboratories) Irvine, California
Docket Number: K923633
#### 4.0 Description of Device
Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control is prepared from human serum to which purified biochemical material (tissue extracts of human and animal origin) chemicals, drugs, preservatives and stabilizers have been added. The control is provided in liquid form for convenience.
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### Statement of Intended Use 5.0
Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control is intended for use as an assayed quality Elquia Aseayou manifar the precision of laboratory testing procedures for analytes listed in the package insert.
### Comparison of the new device with the Predicate Device 6.0
The new Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control claims substantial equivalence to the MULTIQUAL ASY I, II, III (K923633).
| | Bio Rad | Bio Rad |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Characteristics | Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control<br>Levels 1, 2 and 3<br>(New Device) | Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control<br>Levels 1, 2 and 3<br>(Predicate Device) |
| <b>Similarities</b> | | |
| Intended Use | Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control is<br>intended for use as an assayed quality<br>control serum to monitor the precision of<br>laboratory testing procedures for the<br>analytes listed in the package insert. | Use Multiqual® quality control material,<br>assayed, to monitor the precision and the<br>accuracy of general chemistry,<br>immunochemistry, and therapeutic drug<br>monitoring test procedures. |
| Form | Liquid | Liquid |
| Matrix | Human serum based | Human serum based |
| Storage<br>(Unopened Frozen) | -20°C or colder<br>until expiration date | Below -10 °C<br>until expiration date |
| Storage<br>(Unopened Thawed) | 2-8° C<br>30 days with the following exceptions:<br>Total bilirubin values may decrease.<br>Alkaline phosphatase activity may rise.<br>The control must be stored frozen when<br>using AST methods without pyridoxal-5-<br>phosphate. | 2-8° C<br>30 days with the following exceptions:<br>Total bilirubin values may decrease.<br>Alkaline phosphatase activity may rise.<br>The control must be stored frozen when<br>using AST methods without pyridoxal-5-<br>phosphate. |
| <b>Differences</b> | | |
| Open, Vial<br>Claim | 2-8° C for 14 days with the following<br>exceptions: Total bilirubin will be stable<br>for 10 days and LAP Arylamidase will be<br>stable for 3 days. | 2-8° C for 14 days with the following<br>exceptions: Total bilirubin will be stable for<br>10 days. |
| Analytes | Same analytes as the predicate device<br>with additional claims for the following:<br>Acetaminophen, Alpha-1-Antitrypsin,<br>Amikacin, Amylase (Pancreatic),<br>Apolipoprotein A, Apolipoprotein B, C3<br>Complement, C4 Complement,<br>Ceruloplasmin, Cholesterol-LDL, CK-MB<br>Isoenzyme, Copper, Globulin, | Refer to the substantially equivalent<br>product insert. |
| Haptoglobin, Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG,<br>IgM), LAP-Arylamidase, Prealbumin,<br>Prostatic Acid Phosphatase, Protein<br>Electrophoresis and Transferrin. | | |
| | | |
Table 1. Similarities and Differences between new and predicate device.
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### Summary of Performance Data 7.0
Stability studies have been performed to determine the open vial stability and shelf life for the Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control. Product claims are as follows:
- Open vial: Once the control material is thawed and opened, all analytes 7.1 . will be stable for 14 days when stored tightly capped at 2-8℃ with the following exceptions: Total bilirubin will be stable for 10 days and LAP Arvlamidase will be stable for 3 days. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing of the quality control material.
- Closed vial: When the control material is thawed and stored unopened at 7.2 2-8°C, all analytes will be stable for 30 days with the following exceptions: Total bilirubin values may decrease; alkaline Phosphatase activity may rise. The control must be stored frozen when using AST methods without pyridoxal-5-phosphate.
- Shelf life: Three years when stored at -20°C or colder. For optimum 7.3 performance, avoid storage in a frost-free freezer. Store vials away from the light.
Real time studies will be ongoing to support the shelf life of this product.
All supporting data is retained on file at Bio-Rad Laboratories.
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Ms. Donna Chapman Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs Manager Bio Rad Laboratories 9500 Jeronimo Road Irvine, CA 92618-2017
Re:
510(k) Number: K011867 STO(R) Name: Liquid Assayed Multiqual® Control Levels 1, 2, and 3 Regulation Number: 862.1660 Regulatory Class: I, reserved Product Code: JJY Dated: June 8, 2001 Received: June 14, 2001
Dear Ms. Chapman:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced we nave reviewed your books, be device is substantially equivalent to devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device microute conmistor proc to has been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Amendinoms, of to devices and in t (Act). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to I coord i ood, Drug, and Coomistic Fre Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include the general connois provisions of and isting of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
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