RAPIDSENSE DRUGS OF ABUSE METHAMPHETAMINE (MET) 1000 DEVICE, MODEL 900-0050
Device Facts
| Record ID | K080455 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | RAPIDSENSE DRUGS OF ABUSE METHAMPHETAMINE (MET) 1000 DEVICE, MODEL 900-0050 |
| Applicant | Quantrx Biomedical Corporation |
| Product Code | LAF · Clinical Toxicology |
| Decision Date | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 862.3610 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
The RapidSense™ Drugs of Abuse Methamphetamine (MFT) 1000 Device is a lateral flow competitive immunoassay intended for the qualitative detection of Methamphetamine in human urine at a cut-off concentration of 1000 ng/mL. The assay is intended for use in professional laboratories by healthcare professionals. For in vitro diagnostic use. This assay provides only a preliminary result. Clinical consideration and professional judgment should be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particularly in evaluating a preliminary positive result. To obtain a confirmed analytical result, a more specific alternate chemical method is needed. Gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) is the recommended confirmatory method. Tests for methamphetamine cannot distinguish between abused drugs and certain prescribed medications. Certain foods or medications may interfere with tests for methamphetamine and cause false positive results.
Device Story
Single-use lateral flow cassette; detects methamphetamine in human urine. Operator adds urine sample to well; sample migrates through strip via capillary action. Principle: competitive immunoassay using monoclonal mouse anti-methamphetamine antibody and blue latex-labeled antigen conjugates. Differential migration mechanism: analyte at/above cutoff prevents antibody binding in primary capture zone, allowing latex-conjugate to migrate to secondary capture zone, forming visible test line (positive result). Absence of analyte allows binding in primary zone, preventing test line formation (negative result). Internal process control confirms sample volume and strip integrity. Used in professional laboratories; results interpreted visually by healthcare professionals. Preliminary result requires GC/MS confirmation for clinical decision-making.
Clinical Evidence
Method comparison study evaluated 84 clinical urine samples (40 negative, 44 positive) against GC/MS reference method. Results showed 75% agreement among positives and 100% agreement among negatives. Precision study (n=20 per concentration) across 10 days confirmed performance around the 1000 ng/mL cutoff. Analytical specificity and interference testing (pH, specific gravity, common compounds) showed no significant interference.
Technological Characteristics
Lateral flow immunochromatographic assay; cassette format. Reagents: monoclonal mouse anti-methamphetamine antibody, mouse monoclonal anti-protein A antibody, blue latex-labeled antigen conjugates. Qualitative, visually read. No instrumentation required. Standard: CEN 13640 (stability).
Indications for Use
Indicated for qualitative detection of methamphetamine in human urine at 1000 ng/mL cut-off. Intended for professional laboratory use by healthcare professionals. Not for distinguishing between abused drugs and certain prescribed medications.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A methamphetamine test system is a device intended to measure methamphetamine, a central nervous system stimulating drug, in serum, plasma, and urine. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of methamphetamine use or overdose.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). A methamphetamine 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
- ACON mAMP One Step Methamphetamine Test Strip and Test Device (k011672)