IMMUNO CONCEPTS ANCA TEST SYSTEMS
K974478 · Immuno Concepts, Inc. · MOB · Feb 9, 1998 · Immunology
Device Facts
| Record ID | K974478 |
| Device Name | IMMUNO CONCEPTS ANCA TEST SYSTEMS |
| Applicant | Immuno Concepts, Inc. |
| Product Code | MOB · Immunology |
| Decision Date | Feb 9, 1998 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 866.5660 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Intended Use
This is an in vitro diagnostic test system for the detection and semi-quantitation of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in human serum. This test system is to be used as an aid in the detection of antibodies associated with autoimmune vasculitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyarteritis, and idiopathic crescent glomerulonephritis.
Device Story
Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test system; detects antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in human serum. Uses ethanol-fixed human neutrophils as substrate. Performed in clinical laboratory settings by trained technicians. Patient serum is incubated with substrate; presence of ANCA is visualized via fluorescence microscopy. Results are semi-quantitative; used by clinicians to support diagnosis of autoimmune vasculitis and related conditions. Provides diagnostic aid; helps differentiate ANCA patterns (cANCA, pANCA).
Clinical Evidence
Clinical validation included 497 normal blood donors and 383 known ANCA-positive samples. Subject device compared against predicate and MPO/PR3 ELISA reference method. Subject device demonstrated 98.4% relative sensitivity, 93.1% relative specificity, and 95.5% overall agreement. Additional testing on 102 patients with clinically characterized vasculitides confirmed detection capabilities across various conditions (Wegener's, polyarteritis, etc.).
Technological Characteristics
Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test system. Substrate: ethanol-fixed human neutrophils. Principle: fluorescence microscopy. Semi-quantitative detection. In vitro diagnostic use.
Indications for Use
Indicated for the detection and semi-quantitation of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in human serum as an aid in diagnosing autoimmune vasculitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyarteritis, and idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A multiple autoantibodies immunological test system is a device that consists of the reagents used to measure by immunochemical techniques the autoantibodies (antibodies produced against the body's own tissues) in serum and other body fluids. Measurement of multiple autoantibodies aids in the diagnosis of autoimmune disorders (disease produced when the body's own tissues are injured by autoantibodies).
Predicate Devices
- NOVA Lite™ ANCA (K961340)
Reference Devices
- Immuno Concepts HEp-2 ANA Test System
Related Devices
- K974463 — IMMUNO CONCEPTS ANCA TEST SYSTEM · Immuno Concepts, Inc. · Feb 9, 1998
- K965133 — ANCA COMBI DIAGNOSTIC TEST KIT · The Binding Site, Ltd. · May 21, 1997
- K243776 — Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (Ethanol-Fixed); Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (Formalin-Fixed) · Zeus Scientific · May 7, 2025
- K982898 — IMMUGLO ANTI-NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY (ANCA) TEST SYTEM · Immco Diagnostics, Inc. · Nov 30, 1998
- K051489 — EUROIMMUN ANCA IFA GRANULOCYTE BIOCHIP MOSCAIC IGG ANTIBODY IN HUMAN SERUM · Euroimmun Us, LLC · Feb 16, 2006
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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K974478
FEB - 9 1998
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\* 510(k) SUMMARY\*
Date Prepared: November 24, 1997
Contact Person: Eric S. Hoy, Ph.D.
Name of Device:
- Trade Name - Immuno Concepts Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Test System with Ethanol Fixed Human Neutrophils
- Common Name - Immuno Concepts ANCA Test System with Ethanol Fixed Human Neutrophils
- Classification Name - Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (21 CFR 866.5660)
Legally marketed device with which this device has been shown to be equivalent:
NOVA Lite™ ANCA, INOVA Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, K961340
Description:
This is an indirect fluorescent antibody test for the semi-quantitative detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in human serum
Intended Use:
This test system is for in vitro diagnostic use for the detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in human serum. This test system is to be used as an aid in the detection of antibodies associated with autoimmune vasculitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyarteritis, and idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis.
Summary of Technological Characteristics Compared to the Predicate Device:
Both the predicate device and this device are fluorescent antibody tests for the detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in human serum.
Description of Laboratory Data That Indicate Substantial Equivalence:
Serum Samples Obtained from Normal Blood Donors
Serum samples from 497 blood donors (247 males and 250 females) were tested using the subject device and the predicate device. The results of this comparison are shown in the following Table:
| | Predicate Device | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Immuno Concepts ANCA | Negative | 124 |
| | 303 | |
The large number of ANCA positive samples in these otherwise normal individuals was troubling, so we tested all positive sera for antinuclear antibodies (ANA) using Immuno Concepts HEp-2 ANA Test System, and for antibodies to MPO and PR3 using ELISA kits obtained from elias usa, inc. Twenty-two samples were found to have antinuclear antibodies and were considered uninterpretable for ANCA. Excluding these samples, we obtained the following data for the normal blood donor samples:
| | Predicate Device | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Immuno Concepts ANCA | Negative | 113 |
| | 303 | |
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Among the remaining discrepant samples, only one was found to be positive for MPO and PR3 antibodies. This sample and the samples that were IFA positive on both the predicate device and the subject device were considered true positives for the comparison of the IFA kits. The remaining samples were considered to be false positives on the respective assays. Thus, when the referee method is taken into account, the comparisons look like this:
| | Reference Method | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Immuno Concepts ANCA | Positive 42 | 17 |
| | Negative 0 | 416 |
| | Reference Method | |
| | Positive | Negative |
| NOVA Lite™ ANCA | Positive 42 | 112 |
| | Negative 0 | 321 |
## Serum Samples Previously Determined to be Positive for ANCA by Indirect Immunofluorescence
Serum samples which had been judged to be positive for ANCA using in-house IFA assays were obtained from reference laboratories in the USA, the United Kingdom, and Australia. A total of 383 sera, which we expected to be positive for ANCA, were examined in this part of the study. These samples were tested on the predicate device and the subject device with the following results:
| | Predicate Device | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Immuno Concepts ANCA | Positive 283 | 76 |
| | Negative 11 | 13 |
The discrepant samples were tested for MPO and PR3 antibodies by ELISA. When this referee method was taken into account, the comparisons showed the following data:
| | Reference Method | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Immuno Concepts ANCA | Positive 338 | 15* |
| | Negative 6 | 18 |
| | Reference Method | |
| | Positive | Negative |
| NOVA Lite™ ANCA | Positive 289 | 5 |
| | Negative 55 | 28* |
* Six samples were atypical pANCA patterns from patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and were excluded from these data.
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Combining the data from the normal blood donor population and the expected positive samples, we obtained the following data on the initial comparison of the subject device and the predicate device:
| | Predicate Device | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Immuno Concepts ANCA | Positive 324 | 94 |
| | Negative 124 | 316 |
Relative sensitivity: 72.3%
Relative specificity: 77.1%
Overall agreement: 74.6%
Taking into account the results of the specific MPO and PR-3 testing, the two tests yield the following data:
| | Reference Method | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Immuno Concepts ANCA | Positive 380 | 32 |
| | Negative 6 | 434 |
| | Reference Method | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Positive | Negative |
| NOVA Lite™ ANCA | Positive 331 | 117 |
| | Negative 55 | 349 |
These data yield the following comparative statistics when all tests are taken into account:
For Immuno Concepts ANCA:
Relative sensitivity: 98.4%
Relative specificity: 93.1%
Overall agreement: 95.5%
For NOVA Lite™ ANCA:
Relative sensitivity: 85.8%
Relative specificity: 74.9%
Overall agreement: 79.8%
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# Serum Samples From Patients With Known Vasculitides
Samples obtained from 102 patients with clinically characterized vasculitides were tested using the Immuno Concepts ethanol fixed neutrophils. The results of this comparison are shown in the following Table:
| Clinical Diagnosis | Number | Positive | Staining Pattern (Ethanol Fixed) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wegener's granulomatosis | 30 | 26 (86.7%) | all cANCA |
| Polyarteritis nodosa | 12 | 8 (66.7%) | all pANCA |
| Microscopic polyarteritis | 20 | 18 (90.0%) | all pANCA |
| Churg-Strauss Syndrome | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | one pANCA; one both pANCA and cANCA |
| Immune Complex Crescentic Glomerulonephritis | 15 | 10 (66.7%) | all pANCA |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 22 | 17 (77.3%) | all atypical pANCA |
In accordance with 21 CFR 807.92(b)(3), we conclude from these data that the present device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
2098 Gaither Road
Rockville MD 20850
FEB - 9 1998
Eric S. Hoy, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Immuno Concepts Incorporated
9779 "I" Business Park Drive
Sacramento, California 95827
Re: K974478
Trade Name: Immuno Concepts ANCA Test System with Ethanol Fixed Human Neutrophils
Regulatory Class: II
Product Code: MOB
Dated: November 24, 1997
Received: November 26, 1997
Dear Dr. Hoy:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to 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). 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the current Good Manufacturing Practice requirement, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic (QS) inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal Laws or Regulations.
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Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA-88), this device may require a CLIA complexity categorization. To determine if it does, you should contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at (770)488-7655.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for *in vitro* diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4588. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll free number (800) 638-2041 or at (301) 443-6597 or at its internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html"
Sincerely yours,
Steven I. Gutman, M.D., M.B.A.
Director
Division of Clinical Laboratory Devices
Office of Device Evaluation
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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510(k) Number (if known): 5974478
Device Name: Immuno Concepts ANCA Test System with Ethanol fixed Human Neutrophils
Indications For Use:
This is an in vitro diagnostic test system for the detection and semi-quantitation of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in human serum. This test system is to be used as an aid in the detection of antibodies associated with autoimmune vasculitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyarteritis, and idiopathic crescent glomerulonephritis.
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