Assay, Hybridization And/Or Nucleic Acid Amplification For Detection Of Hepatitis C Rna,Hepatitis C Virus
Basic Information
- Device Name
- Assay, Hybridization And/Or Nucleic Acid Amplification For Detection Of Hepatitis C Rna,Hepatitis C Virus
- Trade Name
- COBAS AMPLIPREP/COBAS TAQMAN HCV TEST
- PMA Number
- P060030
- Device Class
- FDA Class 2
- Product Code
- MZP
- Generic Name
- Assay, hybridization and/or nucleic acid amplification for detection of hepatitis c rna,hepatitis c virus
- Regulation Number
- 866.3170
- Medical Specialty
- Microbiology
- Advisory Committee
- Microbiology
- Decision
- Approved (Reclassification)
- Decision Code
- APRL
- Decision Date
- October 30, 2008
- Date Received
- October 27, 2006
- Expedited Review
- N
- Docket Number
- 09M-0033
Advisory Committee Statement
APPROVAL FOR THE COBASAMPLIPREP/COBAS TAQMAN HCV TEST. THIS DEVICE IS AN IN VITRO NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION LESTFOR THE QUANTITATION OF HEPATITIS C VIRAL (HCV) RNA IN HUMAN PLASMA OR SERUM OF HCV-INFECTEDINDIVIDUALS USING THE COBAS AMPLIPREP INSTRUMENT FOR AUTOMATED SPECIMEN PROCESSING AND THECOBAS TAQMAN ANALYZER OR THE COBAS TAQMAN 48 ANALYZER FOR AUTOMATED AMPLIFICATION ANDDETECTION. SPECIMENS CONTAINING HCV GENOTYPES 1 - 6 HAVE BEEN VALIDATED FOR QUANTITATION INTHE ASSAY. THE COBAS AMPLIPREP/COBAS TAQMAN HCV TEST IS INTENDED FOR USE AS AN AID IN THEMANAGEMENT OF HCV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS UNDERGOING ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY. THE ASSAY MEASURESHCV RNA LEVELS AT BASELINE AND DURING TREATMENT AND CAN BE UTILIZED TO PREDICT SUSTAINED ANDNON-SUSTAINED VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE TO HCV THERAPY. THE RESULTS FROM THE COBASAMPIPREP/COBAS TAQMAN HCV TEST MUST BE INTERPRETED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF ALL RELEVANT CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS.ASSAY PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR INDIVIDUALS TREATED WITH PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A PLUS RIBAVIRIN. NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE ASSAY'S PREDICTIVE VALUE WHEN OTHER THERAPIES ARE USED. ASSAY PERFORMANCE FOR DETERMINING THE SLATE OF HCV INFECTION HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED."
Classifications
This FDA Pre-Market Approval entry is associated with 1 FDA classification via its product code.
| Product Code | Device Name | Device Class | Medical Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| MZP | Assay, Hybridization And/Or Nucleic Acid Amplification For Detection Of Hepatitis C Rna,Hepatitis C Virus | FDA class 2 | Microbiology |