'RAPIDONE'-METHADONE TEST
Device Facts
| Record ID | K012164 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | 'RAPIDONE'-METHADONE TEST |
| Applicant | American Bio Medica Corp. |
| Product Code | DJR · Clinical Toxicology |
| Decision Date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 862.3620 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
'RapidOne'-Methadone Test is a one-step, lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of methadone in urine. 'RapidOne'-Methadone Test is intended for the qualitative detection of methadone in human urine at 300 ng/ml. 'RapidOne'-Methadone Test is interided for professional use. It is not intended for over the counter sale to nonprofessionals. The assay is easy to perform, but should not be used without proper supervision. This inonprotessionalis. The assay is casy to portunity out stood that provides only a preliminary result for use in immunitiassay is a smipmod qualitative occernatory testing, i.e., gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). 'RapidOne'-Methadone Test provides only a preliminary analytical result. A more specific alternate chemical method must be used in order to obtain a more confirmed result. GC/MS is the preferred confirmatory method. Clinical and professional judgment should be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particulary when preliminary results are used.
Device Story
RapidOne-Methadone Test is a lateral flow immunoassay for qualitative detection of methadone in human urine. Device consists of a membrane strip with immobilized drug conjugate and dried colloidal gold-antibody complex. Principle: competitive immunoassay; drug in sample competes with immobilized conjugate for limited antibody binding sites. Negative result: visible line in test area (antibody binds to conjugate). Positive result: absence of line in test area (drug in sample saturates antibody). Control line confirms proper flow. Used by professionals in clinical settings for preliminary screening; requires confirmatory testing (GC/MS) for positive results. Assists healthcare providers in identifying potential methadone presence to guide further diagnostic or clinical decisions.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance evaluated using 90 urine samples (50 drug-free, 40 positive). Comparison against predicate (InstaCheck) and confirmation via GC/MS. Both immunoassays correctly identified all negative samples. Positive samples ranged from 146 to 1072 ng/ml. Reproducibility tested with 120 replicates per concentration level (0, 150, 225, 375 ng/ml) across three operators, demonstrating consistent performance relative to the 300 ng/ml cutoff.
Technological Characteristics
Lateral flow immunoassay; membrane strip with immobilized drug conjugate and colloidal gold-antibody complex. Qualitative detection via capillary action. Cutoff concentration: 300 ng/ml. Standalone, single-use test device. No electronic components, software, or external energy source required.
Indications for Use
Indicated for professional use for the qualitative detection of methadone in human urine at a 300 ng/ml cutoff. Provides preliminary analytical results requiring confirmation by GC/MS.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A methadone test system is a device intended to measure methadone, an addictive narcotic pain-relieving drug, in serum and urine. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of methadone use or overdose and to determine compliance with regulations in methadone maintenance treatment.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). A methadone test system is not exempt if it is intended for any use other than employment or insurance testing or is intended for Federal drug testing programs. The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 862.9, provided the test system is intended for employment and insurance testing and includes a statement in the labeling that the device is intended solely for use in employment and insurance testing, and does not include devices intended for Federal drug testing programs (*e.g.,* programs run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. military).
Predicate Devices
- Forefront Diagnostics, Inc. 'InstaCheck' Drug Screen-Methadone Test (K992325)
Reference Devices
- Syva Emit II