SYNCHRON SYSTEMS CHOLINESTERASE (CHEX) MODEL A53722
K103373 · Beckman Coulter, Inc. · DIH · Feb 7, 2011 · Clinical Toxicology
Device Facts
Record ID
K103373
Device Name
SYNCHRON SYSTEMS CHOLINESTERASE (CHEX) MODEL A53722
Applicant
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Product Code
DIH · Clinical Toxicology
Decision Date
Feb 7, 2011
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 862.3240
Device Class
Class 1
Indications for Use
System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholinesterase activity (E.C. 3.1.1.8) in human serum and plasma on Beckman Coulter Synchron CX® Pro System(s), Synchron LX® Pro System(s) and UniCel® DxC 600/800 System(s). Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of cholinesterase inhibition disorders (e.g., insecticide poisoning and succinylcholine poisoning).
Device Story
In vitro diagnostic reagent for quantitative measurement of cholinesterase activity in human serum/plasma; used on Beckman Coulter Synchron CX Pro, LX Pro, and UniCel DxC 600/800 systems. Principle: enzymatic hydrolysis of butyrylthiocholine to butyrate and thiocholine; thiocholine reduces yellow hexacyanoferrate (III) to colorless hexacyanoferrate (II). Spectrophotometric measurement of absorbance decrease at 410 nm proportional to enzyme activity. Operated by laboratory technicians in clinical settings. Output provides quantitative enzyme activity levels to clinicians for diagnosing/managing cholinesterase inhibition disorders like insecticide or succinylcholine poisoning.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Equivalence demonstrated through method comparison, stability, linearity, and imprecision experiments. No clinical data required.
Indicated for quantitative determination of cholinesterase activity in human serum and plasma to aid in diagnosis and treatment of cholinesterase inhibition disorders, including insecticide and succinylcholine poisoning.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A cholinesterase test system is a device intended to measure cholinesterase (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to choline) in human specimens. There are two principal types of cholinesterase in human tissues. True cholinesterase is present at nerve endings and in erythrocytes (red blood cells) but is not present in plasma. Pseudo cholinesterase is present in plasma and liver but is not present in erythrocytes. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of cholinesterase inhibition disorders (e.g., insecticide poisoning and succinylcholine poisoning).
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## Summary of Safety & Effectiveness SYNCHRON® Systems Cholinesterase (CHEX) Reagent
This summary of safety and effectiveness is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Safe Medical Device Act of 1990 and the implementing regulation 21 CFR 807.92.
#### 1.0 Submitted By:
Yvette Lloyd, JD Staff Regulatory Affairs Specialist Beckman Coulter, Inc. 250 S. Kraemer Blvd Mail Stop: E2.SE.08 Brea, CA 92821 Phone: (714) 961-3626 FAX: (714) 961-4234 email: vrlloyd@beckman.com
#### 2.0 Date Submitted:
November 16, 2010
#### 3.0 Device Name(s):
### 3.1 Proprietary Names SYNCHRON® Systems Cholinesterase (CHEX) Reagent
#### 3.2 Classification Name
- -- Cholinesterase test system, (Product Code -- DIH; 21 CFR & 862.3240) --
#### 4.0 Predicate Device:
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| Candidate(s) | Predicate | Manufacturer | Docket<br>Number |
|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| SYNCHRON® Systems<br>Cholinesterase (CHEX)<br>Reagent | Cholinesterase (CHE) | OLYMPUS<br>AMERICA,<br>INC. | K030045 |
#### 5.0 Description:
System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholinesterase activity (E.C. 3.1.1.8)1 in human serum and plasma on Beckman Coulter Synchron CX® Pro System(s), Synchron LX® Pro System(s) and UniCel® DxC 600/800 System(s).
A cholinesterase test system is a device intended to measure cholinesterase (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to choline) in human specimens. There are two principal types of cholinesterase in human tissues. True cholinesterase is present at nerve endings and in erythrocytes (red blood cells) but is not present in plasma. Pseudo cholinesterase is present in plasma and liver but is not present in erythrocytes. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of cholinesterase inhibition disorders (e.g., insecticide poisoning and succinylcholine poisoning).
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The method is based on the recommendations of the German Society for Clinical Chemisty (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie, DGKCh).
Cholinesterase catalyses the hydrolysis of butyrytthiocholine to butyrate and thiocholine. Thiocholine reduces yellow hexacyanoferrate (III) to colorless hexacvanoferrate (II). The decrease in absorbance at 410 nm is directly proportional to the cholinesterase activity in the sample.
#### 6.0 Intended Use:
System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholinesterase activity (E.C. 3.1.1.8) in human serum and plasma on Beckman Coulter Synchron CX® Pro System(s), Synchron LX® Pro System(s) and UniCel® DxC 600/800 System(s).
Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of cholinesterase inhibition disorders (e.g., insecticide poisoning and succinylcholine poisoning).
#### 7.0 Comparison to Predicate(s):
The following table shows similarities and differences between the predicate identified in Section 4.0 of this summary.
| Predicate Device: Olympus Cholinesterase""<br>(CHE) Assay | Current device: SYNCHRON® Systems<br>Cholinesterase (CHEX) Reagent |
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| Intended Use | same |
| Methodology | same |
| Reagent Constituents' | same |
| Fundamental Technology: chromogenic colored<br>change measured by spectrophotometer | same |
| Analytic Interval | same |
| Expected Values | same |
| Sensitivity | same |
| Within run precision | same |
| Total precision | same |
| LIQUID stable reagents (ready to use) | same |
| On board, open reagent stability | same |
| List of design inputs that are similar between the two devices | |
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| | List of design inputs that are different between the two devices | |
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| | Predicate Device: Olympus Cholinesterase<br>(CHE) Assay | Current device: SYNCHRON® Systems<br>Cholinesterase (CHEX) Reagent |
| System use | AU400/400e/480, AU600/640/640e and<br>AU2700/5400 | CX5 PRO, CX9 PRO, LX20 PRO, DxC600,<br>DxC 800 |
| Sample type | Serum, Plasma (Li Heparin, Na Heparin,<br>EDTA) | Serum, Plasma (Li Heparin, Na Heparin) |
| Interfering<br>substances | Hemoglobin: 500 mg/dL | Hemoglobin: 1000 mg/dL |
| | Bilirubin: 40 mg/dL | Bilirubin: 60 mg/dL |
| | Lipemia: ≤ 1000 mg/dL (Intralipid) | Lipemia: 2000 mg/dL (triglyceride) |
| | Ascorbic Acid: 20 mg/dL | Ascorbic Acid: 30 mg/dL |
List of design inputs that are different between the two devices
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#### 8.0 Summary of Performance Data:
The data in the Premarket Notification on safety and effectiveness supports a finding of substantial equivalence to chemistry test systems already in commercial distribution. Equivalence is demonstrated through method comparison, stability, linearity, and imprecision experiments. ,
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SYNCHRON® Systems Cholinesterase (CHEX) Reagent SYN CHEX 510K Summary_02022011.doc ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2010
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993
FEB 07 2011
Beckman Coulter, Inc. C/O Ms. Y vette Lloyd 250 S. Kraemer Blvd. Brea, CA 92821
Re: k103373
Trade/Device Name: SYNCHRON Systems Cholinesterase (CHEX) assay Regulation Number: 21 CFR 862.3240 Regulation Name: Cholinesterase test system Regulatory Class: Class I Reserved Product Code: DIH Dated: November 16, 2010 Received: November 17, 2010
Dear Ms. Lloyd:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
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If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Parts 801 and 809), please contact the Office of In Viro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety at (01) 796-5450. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premy aket notification" (21 CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.
You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-fire mober (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrlv/industry/support/index.html.
Sincerely yours,
G.C.
Courtney Harper, Ph.D. Director Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use Form
510(k) Number (if known): K103373
Device Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholinesterase activity (E.C. 3.1.1.8) in human serum and plasma on Beckman Coulter Synchron CX® Pro System(s), Synchron LX® Pro System(s) and UniCel® DxC 600/800 System(s).
Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of cholinesterase inhibition disorders (e.g., insecticide poisoning and succinylcholine poisoning).
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| (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | AND/OR | Over-The-Counter Use | |
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