K Number
K973897
Device Name
DHEA-S
Date Cleared
1997-11-13

(30 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
862.1245
Panel
CH
Reference & Predicate Devices
N/A
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Intended Use

The IBL DHEA-S ELISA test kit is intended for the in vitro determination of DHEA-S (dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate) in human serum and plasma. DHEA measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of DHEA-secreting adrenal carcinomas.

Device Description

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AI/ML Overview

The provided text is a 510(k) premarket notification letter from the FDA to KMI Diagnostics, Inc. regarding their IBL DHEA-S ELISA Test Kit. It confirms that the device is substantially equivalent to legally marketed predicate devices.

However, the document does not contain any information about:

  • Acceptance criteria for device performance.
  • The study design or results that prove the device meets acceptance criteria.
  • Sample sizes for test or training sets.
  • Data provenance.
  • Number or qualifications of experts for ground truth.
  • Adjudication method.
  • MRMC comparative effectiveness study or effect size.
  • Standalone algorithm performance.
  • Type of ground truth used.
  • How ground truth was established for the training set.

The document is purely a regulatory letter stating that the device is cleared for marketing based on substantial equivalence, not a summary of a performance study.

§ 862.1245 Dehydroepiandrosterone (free and sulfate) test system.

(a)
Identification. A dehydroepiandrosterone (free and sulfate) test system is a device intended to measure dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate in urine, serum, plasma, and amniotic fluid. Dehydroepiandrosterone measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of DHEA-secreting adrenal carcinomas.(b)
Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 862.9.