Basic Information
- Trade Name
- DIASORIN ETI-AB-COREK PLUS ASSAY
- PMA Number
- P990045
- Advisory Committee
- Microbiology
- Decision
- Approved (Withdrawn)
- Decision Code
- APWD
- Decision Date
- March 30, 2001
- Date Received
- July 2, 1999
- Expedited Review
- N
- Docket Number
- 01M-0456
Advisory Committee Statement
APPROVAL FOR THE DIASORIN ETI-AB-COREK PLUS ASSAY. THE DEVICE IS INDICATED FOR: ETI-AB-COREK PLUS IS IAN IN VITRO ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY (EIA) INTENDED FOR USE IN THE QUALITATIVE DETERMINATION OF TOTAL ANTIBODIES TO HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN (ANTI-HBC) IN HUMAN SERUM OR PLASMA (EDTA, CITRATE OR HEPARIN). THE ETI-AB-COREK PLUS IS INTENDED FOR MANUAL USE AND WITH THE BIOCHEM IMMUNOSYSTEMS LABOTECH/ETI-LAB AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT. THE DETECTION OF TOTAL ANTI-HBC IS INDICATIVE OF A LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS FOR EXPOSURE TO HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) INFECTION . FURTHER HBV SEROLOGICAL MARKER TESTING IS REQUIRED TO DEFINE THE SPECIFIC DISEASE STATE. THE ETI-AB-COREK PLUS ASSAY'S PERFORMANCE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE MONITORING OF HBV DISEASE OR THERAPY.