DIMENSION URINE ECSTASY SCREEN FLEX REAGENT CARTRIDGE, MODEL DF 109
Device Facts
| Record ID | K053337 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | DIMENSION URINE ECSTASY SCREEN FLEX REAGENT CARTRIDGE, MODEL DF 109 |
| Applicant | Dade Behring, Inc. |
| Product Code | DKZ · Clinical Toxicology |
| Decision Date | May 19, 2006 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 862.3100 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
The EXTC Flex® reagent cartridge used on the Dimension® clinical chemistry system provides reagents for an in vitro diagnostic test intended for the qualitative and semiquantitative determination of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and closely related drugs in human urine using a cutoff of either 300 or 500 ng/mL. Measurements obtained with the EXTC method are used in the diagnosis and treatment of ecstasy use or overdose. The EXTC method provides only a preliminary analytical test result. A more specific alternate chemical method must be used in order to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the preferred confirmatory method. Other chemical confirmation methods are available. Clinical consideration and professional judgment should be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particularly when preliminary positive results are used.
Device Story
The EXTC Flex® reagent cartridge is an in vitro diagnostic device for use on automated clinical chemistry analyzers (e.g., Dimension® RxL, Xpand®). It utilizes a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay based on the competition for antibody binding sites between drug in the urine sample and drug labeled with the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH). The device measures the rate of increasing absorbance at 340 nm as unbound conjugate catalyzes the oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate, reducing NAD+ to NADH. The rate is mathematically related to drug concentration. The device is operated by laboratory professionals in clinical settings. Results are preliminary and require confirmation by a more specific method like GC/MS. The assay aids in the diagnosis and treatment of ecstasy use or overdose and assists in sample dilution preparation for further analysis.
Clinical Evidence
Method comparison studies were conducted comparing the EXTC Flex® reagent cartridge on the Dimension® clinical chemistry system against a GC/MS reference method. At the 300 ng/mL cutoff, the device showed 92% agreement. At the 500 ng/mL cutoff, the device showed 91.2% agreement.
Technological Characteristics
In vitro diagnostic enzyme immunoassay; prepackaged reagents in an eight-well plastic cartridge; designed for use on the Dimension® clinical chemistry system; qualitative and semiquantitative detection of MDMA in urine.
Indications for Use
Indicated for the qualitative and semiquantitative determination of MDMA and related drugs in human urine for the diagnosis and treatment of ecstasy use or overdose. Intended for use with 300 or 500 ng/mL cutoffs. Requires confirmatory testing via GC/MS or other chemical methods.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An amphetamine test system is a device intended to measure amphetamine, a central nervous system stimulating drug, in plasma and urine. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of amphetamine use or overdose and in monitoring levels of amphetamine to ensure appropriate therapy.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). An amphetamine 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
- Emit® II Plus Ecstasy Assay (k043028)