Retrospective clinical sera were used to evaluate the relative sensitivity, specificity, and clinical performance of the anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test System across various patient cohorts.
Retrospective; Clinical Sensitivity; Clinical Specificity; Sera samples
The Diamedix Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test Kit is an indirect enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the semi-quantitative measurement of IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies to cardiolipin in human serum as an aid in the assessment of the risk of thrombosis in patient with SLE or SLE-like disorders. These reagents can be used either manually or in conjunction with the MAGO® Plus Automated EIA Processor
Device Story
The Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test System is an indirect solid-phase ELISA for detecting IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies to cardiolipin in human serum. The assay uses microwells coated with purified cardiolipin saturated with human B2-Glycoprotein I. Patient samples are added; bound antibodies are detected via anti-human horseradish peroxidase conjugate and a colorimetric substrate. The resulting yellow end-product is measured spectrophotometrically at 450 nm. The device is used in clinical laboratories, either manually or via the MAGO Plus Automated EIA Processor. Results are used by clinicians to assess thrombosis risk in patients with SLE or SLE-like disorders. The system provides semi-quantitative antibody levels, aiding clinical decision-making regarding patient risk profiles.
Clinical Evidence
Clinical evidence includes a retrospective study of 345 clinically characterized sera (215 normal, 57 APS, 34 SLE, 24 other autoimmune, 15 RPR positive). Clinical sensitivity for APS was 94.7% (54/57), for SLE 29.4% (10/34), and for other autoimmune diseases 25.0% (6/24). Clinical specificity for normals was 95.3% (205/215). Relative sensitivity and specificity were evaluated against a commercial EIA in 203 samples, showing 82.2% relative sensitivity and 100% relative specificity. Precision was assessed manually and via MAGO Plus, showing good reproducibility.
Technological Characteristics
Indirect solid-phase ELISA; microwells coated with purified cardiolipin and human B2-Glycoprotein I. Detection via horseradish peroxidase conjugate and spectrophotometric reading at 450 nm. Compatible with manual processing or MAGO Plus Automated EIA Processor. No specific material standards or software architecture details provided.
Indications for Use
Indicated for semi-quantitative measurement of IgG, IgM, and IgA anti-cardiolipin antibodies in human serum to aid in assessing thrombosis risk in patients with SLE or SLE-like disorders.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A multiple autoantibodies immunological test system is a device that consists of the reagents used to measure by immunochemical techniques the autoantibodies (antibodies produced against the body's own tissues) in serum and other body fluids. Measurement of multiple autoantibodies aids in the diagnosis of autoimmune disorders (disease produced when the body's own tissues are injured by autoantibodies).
Predicate Devices
Orgentec Anti-cardiolipin Screen ELISA Assay
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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# AUG 2 0 2001
K012053
## 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of SMDA 1990 and 21 CFR 807.92.
The assigned 510(k) number is:
## Applicant Information:
| Date Prepared: | June 29, 2001 |
|----------------|----------------------|
| Name: | Diamedix Corporation |
| Address: | 2140 N. Miami Avenue |
| | Miami, FL 33127 |
| Contact Person: | Dr. Lynne Stirling |
|-----------------|--------------------|
| Phone Number: | 305-324-2354 |
| Fax Number: | 305-324-2388 |
#### Device Information:
| Trade Name: | Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test System |
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Common Name: | Anti-Cardiolipin ELISA test |
| Classification Name: | Anticardiolipin immunological test system |
#### Equivalent Device:
Orgentec Anti-cardiolipin Screen ELISA Assay
Device Description: The Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test System is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the semi-quantitative measurement of IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies to cardiolipin in human serum
Intended Use: The assay is intended for the semi-quantitative measurement of IgG. IgM and IgA antibodies to cardiolipin in human serum. The results of the assay can be used as an aid in the assessment of the risk of thrombosis in patients with SLE or SLE-like dosorders.
#### Principle of the Procedure:
The Is-anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test System is an indirect solid-phase enzyme immunoassay. Highly purified cardiolipin is coated onto plastic microwells and saturated with highly purified human B2-Glycoprotein I. Controls and diluted patient samples are added to the wells. Any patient IgG, IgM or IgA antibodies in the sample bind to the well. Anti-human horseradish peroxidase conjugate is then added After incubation and washing, a substrate solution is then added to each well. In the presence of bound enzyme, the substrate is converted to a blue colored product. After acid additon to stop the reaction, a yellow end product is formed that is read spectrophotometrically at 450 nm (reference 600-630 mm) and is directly proportional to the concentration of cardiolipin IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies in the sample.
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# SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS
## Performance Characteristics
## A. Relative Sensitivity and Specificity
Two hundred and three frozen, retrospective sera were tested for IgG/IgM/IgA cardiolipin antibodies using the I wo hand careen Test Kit and a commercially available ELISA kit for detecting cardiolipin IgG/IgM/IgA antibodies. Based on the results of this resing the relative sensitivity, relative specificity and overall agreement were calculated. The results obtained are shown below. Further resolution of the discordant samplesshowed that were samples that were negative in the Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen and positive by the other EIA were negative by a referee EIA method. The remaining ten discordant samples were positive in the referee test.
Is-anti-Cardiolipin Screen
| | | Positive | Negative | *Equivocal |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------|----------|-------------|
| Other<br>EIA | Positive | 83 | 18 | 3 |
| | Negative | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| | *Equivocal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| **95% CI | | | | |
| Relative Sensitivity | | 83/101 | = 82.2 % | 74.7-89.6% |
| Relative Specificity | | 99/99 | = 100.0% | 96.3-100.0% |
| Overall Agreement | | 182/200 | = 91.0% | 86.2-94.6% |
| * Equivocal results were excluded from calculations. | | | | |
| ** 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) calculated by the Exact Method. | | | | |
NOTE : Please be advised that 'refers to the comparison of the assay's results to that of a similar assay. There was not an attempt to correlate the assay's results with disease presence or absence. No judgement can be made on the comparison's accuracy to predict disease.
## B. Clinical Sensitivity and Specificity
Diseases
A total of three hundred and forty-five frozen retrospective, clinically characterized sera were assayed using the Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test Kit in order to assess both the clinical sensitivity and clinical specificity of the test system. These samples consisted of 215 normal sera, 57 sera from patients with diagnosed anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS), 34 sera from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 24 sera from patients with other autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren's Syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis and rheumatoid arthritis and 15 samples from patients with positive RPR titers. Results are summarized below. Note that the all positive samples were also positive when tested by another commercially available ELISA test.
| Patient Group | Total | Positive | Negative | Equivocal |
|------------------------------|---------------|-----------|----------|-----------|
| Normals | 215 | 9 | 205 | 1 |
| APS | 57 | 54 | 3 | 0 |
| SLE | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| Other Autoimmune<br>Diseases | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| RPR Positive | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| | | | | |
| Clinical Specificity: | # Neg/Total # | | | |
| Normals | 205/215 | $=$ 95.3% | | |
| RPR Positive | 10/15 | $=$ 66.7% | | |
| Clinical Sensitivity : | # Pos/Total # | | | |
| APS | 54/57 | $=$ 94.7% | | |
| SLE | 10/34 | $=$ 29.4% | | |
| Other Autoimmune | 6/24 | $=$ 25.0% | | |
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## C. Correlation of Manual and MAGO Plus results
The Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test Kit has been developed for automated as well as manual use. To demonstrate the equivalence of the manual and MAGO Plus procedures, the results of 152 serum samples tested for anti-Cardiolipin IgG/IgM/IgA antibodies by both the manual and automated methods, and whose values were within the reportable range of the assay, were plotted. Scattergrams and regression lines of the results obtained with 95% confidence intervals are shown in FIGURE 1. The data indicate good correlation with a Correlation Coefficient (r) of 0.9497.
Image /page/2/Figure/2 description: The image is a scatter plot titled "FIGURE 3: Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Manual vs MAGO Plus Correlation". The x-axis is labeled "MANUAL U/ML" and ranges from 0 to 100. The y-axis is labeled "MAGO Plus U/ML" and ranges from 0 to 120. The plot shows a positive correlation between the two variables, with data points scattered around a regression line.
## D. Precision
To assess the precision of the Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test Kit six serum samples of varying reactivity (two negative and four positive) were tested in three separate runs. Precision was assessed both manually and using the MAGO Plus Automated EIA Processor. The results obtained are shown in below.
| SERUM | INTRA-ASSAY DAY 1 | | | INTRA-ASSAY DAY 2 | | | INTRA-ASSAY DAY 3 | | | INTERASSAY (n=9) | | |
|-------|-------------------|-------|-------|-------------------|-------|-------|-------------------|-------|------|------------------|-------|-------|
| | MEAN U/ml | SD | CV% | MEAN U/ml | SD | CV% | MEAN U/ml | SD | CV% | MEAN U/ml | SD | CV% |
| A | 3.3 | 0.265 | 8.02 | 3.3 | 0.173 | 5.25 | 3.7 | 0.115 | 3.09 | 3.4 | 0.274 | 7.97 |
| B | 2.8 | 0.404 | 14.61 | 3.3 | 0.058 | 1.77 | 3.8 | 0.252 | 6.57 | 3.3 | 0.521 | 15.83 |
| C | 21.4 | 0.945 | 4.41 | 21.9 | 0.950 | 4.33 | 24.6 | 1.443 | 5.86 | 22.7 | 1.787 | 7.88 |
| D | 33.4 | 3.317 | 9.94 | 36.0 | 0.700 | 1.94 | 34.7 | 1.411 | 4.07 | 34.7 | 2.161 | 6.23 |
| E | 52.9 | 2.957 | 5.59 | 58.8 | 6.851 | 11.65 | 72.5 | 2.207 | 3.04 | 61.4 | 9.527 | 15.51 |
| F | 40.1 | 1.528 | 3.81 | 44.8 | 0.954 | 5.83 | 45.0 | 1.473 | 3.27 | 43.3 | 2.654 | 6.13 |
Manual Intra-Assay and Interassay Precision for Is-anti-Cardiolipin Screen
MAGO Plus Intra-Assay and Interassay Precision for Is-anti-Cardiolipin Screen
| SERUM | INTRA-ASSAY DAY 1 | | | INTRA-ASSAY DAY 2 | | | INTRA-ASSAY DAY 3 | | | INTERASSAY (n=9) | | |
|-------|-------------------|-------|-------|-------------------|--------|-------|-------------------|--------|-------|------------------|--------|-------|
| | MEAN<br>U/ml | SD | CV% | MEAN<br>U/ml | SD | CV% | MEAN<br>U/ml | SD | CV% | MEAN<br>U/ml | SD | CV% |
| A | 4.6 | 0.058 | 1.25 | 6.8 | 0.503 | 7.44 | 9.8 | 1.762 | 17.91 | 7.1 | 2.442 | 34.51 |
| B | 4.2 | 0.289 | 6.82 | 6.5 | 0.300 | 4.62 | 8.7 | 0.306 | 3.50 | 6.5 | 1.966 | 30.29 |
| C | 27.0 | 1.115 | 4.13 | 36.6 | 2.600 | 7.10 | 36.2 | 5.101 | 14.08 | 33.3 | 5.555 | 16.70 |
| D | 42.5 | 1.686 | 3.97 | 63.4 | 3.509 | 5.53 | 53.2 | 6.934 | 13.03 | 53.0 | 9.899 | 18.67 |
| E | 79.3 | 7.927 | 10.00 | 92.2 | 19.931 | 21.62 | 74.9 | 11.243 | 15.00 | 82.1 | 14.390 | 17.52 |
| F | 46.6 | 3.287 | 7.06 | 66.4 | 5.179 | 7.80 | 63.0 | 6.933 | 11.01 | 58.7 | 10.290 | 17.54 |
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# Expected Values
The prevalence of anti-cardiolipin antibodies may vary depending on a number of factors such as age, gender, geographical location, race, type of test used and clinical history of individual patients. Antibodies to anti-cardiolipin are generally absent, or have a very low incidence, in the normal healthy population. Increased incidence can occur in the elderly population. A published study has shown a prevalence of 12% in the elderly population (mean age of 70 years) as opposed to 2% for a younger population. In addition, anti-cardiolipin antibodies were detected in 23% of elderly individuals who were also positive for anti-nuclear antibodies (12).
In the present study, the expected values for a normal, healthy population were assessed by testing sera from one hundred and forty-eight S. Florida blood donors (ninety-eight males and fifty females) in the Is-anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test Kit. One hundred and forty sera (94.6%) were negative for antibodies, eight sera (5.4%) were positive and none were equivocal. The age distribution and antibody prevalence for this population are shown in the table below.
The expected values for a clinical population were assessed by testing fifty-seven sera from patients with a diagnosis of anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) in the Is-anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test Kit. Fifty-four (94.7%) were positive, three (5.3%) were negative and none were equivocal for IgG/IgM/ IgA antibodies.
Histograms showing the distribution of values for these normal and clinical populations are shown in FIGURES 1 and 2.
| | Number of Donors | Prevalence |
|-------------------------|---------------------|------------|
| Total Number | 148 | |
| Geographic<br>Location: | South Florida : 148 | 5.4% |
| Age | | |
| 10-19 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 20-29 | 36 | 0.0% |
| 30-39 | 73 | 8.2% |
| 40-49 | 22 | 4.5% |
| 50-59 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 60-69 | 2 | 0.0% |
#### Age Distribution and Prevalence of anti-Cardiolipin IgG/IgM/IgA in a Normal S. Florida Population
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FIGURE 1 Distribution of anti-Cardiolipin IgG/IgM/IgA in a Normal Population
Image /page/4/Figure/1 description: This image is a bar graph that shows frequency on the y-axis and U/ML on the x-axis. The frequency ranges from 0 to 70, and the U/ML ranges from 0 to 60. There are two bars that are significantly higher than the rest, one at 0 U/ML with a frequency of 70, and one at 5 U/ML with a frequency of 64.
FIGURE 2 Distribution of anti-CardiolipinlgG/lgM/ IgA in a Clinical Population
Image /page/4/Figure/3 description: This image is a histogram showing frequency on the y-axis and U/ML on the x-axis. The frequency ranges from 0 to 7, and the U/ML ranges from 0 to 280. The histogram shows the distribution of U/ML values, with the highest frequencies occurring around 80 and 160.
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AUG 2 0 2001
Food and Drug Administration 2098 Gaither Road Rockville MD 20850
Lynne Stirling, Ph. D. Diamedix Corporation 2140 N. Miami Avenue Miami, Florida 33127
Re: K012053
K012055
Trade/Device Name: Diamedix Is-anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 866.5660 Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MID Dated: June 29, 2001 Received: July 2, 2001
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## Appendix G. Indications for Use Statement
# INDICATIONS FOR USE STATEMENT
510(K) NUMBER : KOI2053
# DEVICE NAME : Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test System
Indications for Use : The Diamedix Is anti-Cardiolipin Screen Test Kit is an indirect enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the semi-quantitative measurement of IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies to cardiolipin in human serum as an aid in the assessment of the risk of thrombosis in patient with SLE or SLE-like disorders. These reagents can be used either manually or in conjunction with the MAGO® Plus Automated EIA Processor
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