MICROSCAN SYNERGIES PLUS GRAM-POSITIVE MIC/COMBO PANELS WITH NITROFURANTOIN (2 - 256 UG/ML
Device Facts
| Record ID | K062938 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | MICROSCAN SYNERGIES PLUS GRAM-POSITIVE MIC/COMBO PANELS WITH NITROFURANTOIN (2 - 256 UG/ML |
| Applicant | Dade Behring, Inc. |
| Product Code | LON · Microbiology |
| Decision Date | Nov 20, 2006 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 866.1645 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
The MicroScan® Synergies plus™ Gram-Positive MIC/Combo Panel is used to determine quantitative and/or qualitative antimicrobial agent susceptibility of colonies grown on solid media of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative anaerobic gram-positive enterococci and staphylococci. After inoculation, panels are incubated for 4.5 - 18 hours at 35°C +/- 1°C, in a WalkAway® SZ, or equivalent, and read by the MicroScan® Instrumentation. Additionally, the panels may be incubated in a non-CO2incubator and the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) portions can be read visually, according to the Package Insert. This particular submission is for the addition of the antimicrobial nitrofurantoin, at concentrations of 2 to 256 ug/ml, for enterococci and staphylococci, to the test panel. The gram-positive organisms which may be used for nitrofurantoin susceptibility testing in this panel are: Enterococcus species Staphylococcus aureus
Device Story
MicroScan® Synergies plus™ Gram-Positive MIC/Combo Panels; used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of gram-positive cocci. Input: isolated bacterial colonies from solid media; inoculated into panels containing dehydrated antibiotics and growth medium. Operation: panels incubated in WalkAway®-SI system; colorimetric optics system (color wheel/lamp/photosensor) detects bacterial growth via turbidity/optical density changes. Output: quantitative MIC values and qualitative susceptibility interpretations. Used in clinical microbiology labs; operated by technicians. Results assist clinicians in selecting appropriate antibiotic therapy for patients with enterococci or staphylococci infections. Rapid read method (<16 hours) provides faster results than traditional overnight methods.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance evaluated by comparing MicroScan® Synergies plus™ Gram-Positive Panel to frozen Reference Panel using fresh/stock Efficacy isolates and stock Challenge strains. Essential Agreement for nitrofurantoin was 98.8%. Reproducibility and precision demonstrated using Turbidity inoculum method and WalkAway® SI System.
Technological Characteristics
Panel contains dehydrated antibiotics and growth medium. Sensing principle: Colorimetric optics (color wheel/lamp/photosensor) measuring turbidity. Energy source: Electrical (WalkAway®-SI instrument). Connectivity: Standalone instrument. Inoculum: Turbidity method (0.5 McFarland). Software: Automated growth-based detection algorithm. Sterilization: Not specified.
Indications for Use
Indicated for testing Nitrofurantoin (2–256 µg/mL) on Gram-positive MIC/Combo panels for Enterococcus species and Staphylococcus aureus. Patient population: patients with infections requiring susceptibility testing of these organisms. Contraindications: none stated.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A fully automated short-term incubation cycle antimicrobial susceptibility system is a device that incorporates concentrations of antimicrobial agents into a system for the purpose of determining in vitro susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from clinical specimens. Test results obtained from short-term (less than 16 hours) incubation are used to determine the antimicrobial agent of choice to treat bacterial diseases.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is FDA's guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) Systems; Guidance for Industry and FDA.”
Predicate Devices
- MicroScan® Synergies plus™ Gram-Negative MIC/Combo Panels
- MicroScan® Dried Gram-Positive Panels