METHADONE ORAL FLUID HOMOGENEOUS ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY, CALIBRATORS AND CONTROLS
Device Facts
| Record ID | K051058 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | METHADONE ORAL FLUID HOMOGENEOUS ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY, CALIBRATORS AND CONTROLS |
| Applicant | Lin-Zhi International, Inc. |
| Product Code | DJR · Clinical Toxicology |
| Decision Date | Mar 29, 2006 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 862.3620 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
The Methadone Enzyme Immunoassays for Drugs of Abuse in Oral Fluid is a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay system to detect methadone in human saliva with a cutoff of 30 ng/mL when testing oral fluid specimen collected with Salivette collector (manufactured by Sarstedt) and diluted with 1 mL of buffer. The calibrators and controls of the analyte (Methadone) are prepared with oral fluid buffer so that it can be used to verify and validate the assay. The assay is intended for use in the qualitative determination of methadone drugs. The assay is designed for professional use with a number of automated clinical analyzers. The Methadone Oral Fluid Enzyme Immunoassay is a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay system provides only a preliminary analytical test result. A more specific alternative chemical method must be used to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) is the preferred confirmatory method. Clinical consideration and professional judgment should be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particularly when preliminary positive results are used.
Device Story
Liquid reagent, homogeneous enzyme immunoassay; detects methadone in human saliva samples collected via Salivette. Principle: competition between drug-labeled G6PDH enzyme and free drug in saliva for fixed antibody binding sites; in absence of free drug, antibody binds labeled enzyme, decreasing activity. Enzyme activity measured spectrophotometrically at 340 nm via conversion of NAD to NADH; drug concentration proportional to enzyme activity. Used in clinical laboratories by professionals on automated chemistry analyzers. Provides preliminary qualitative results; requires GC/MS confirmation. Assists clinicians in identifying methadone presence; supports clinical decision-making regarding drug abuse.
Clinical Evidence
Method comparison study performed on 119 clinical oral fluid specimens comparing the LZI Oral Fluid Methadone Enzyme Immunoassay to GC/MS. Results showed 60 true positives, 58 true negatives, and 1 false positive, yielding 99.2% agreement. Precision studies (replicates of 6, twice daily for 10 days) showed within-run CV 0.54-0.62% and total precision CV 0.61-0.78%.
Technological Characteristics
Homogeneous enzyme immunoassay; liquid reagents (mouse monoclonal antibody, G6P, NAD, methadone-labeled G6PDH). Spectrophotometric detection at 340 nm. Designed for automated clinical chemistry analyzers. Qualitative cutoff 30 ng/mL. Stability: 18 months at 2-8 °C; oral fluid samples stable for 22 days at 2-8 °C or -20 °C.
Indications for Use
Indicated for the qualitative detection of methadone in human saliva for professional use in clinical chemistry laboratories. Not for point-of-care settings.
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).
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