Who is the manufacturer of STERICHEK BLOOD LEAK REAGENT STRIPS?

Hach Company filed the 510(k) submission for STERICHEK BLOOD LEAK REAGENT STRIPS (K042322).

What is the FDA product code for STERICHEK BLOOD LEAK REAGENT STRIPS?

FJD. It is classified under 21 CFR 876.5820 as a Class 2 device in the Gastroenterology, Urology panel.

What is the regulatory pathway for STERICHEK BLOOD LEAK REAGENT STRIPS?

510(k) clearance (submission type: Traditional).

What are the predicate devices for STERICHEK BLOOD LEAK REAGENT STRIPS?

Serim™ Blood Leak Test Strips (K012115); Serim™ Blood Leak Test Strips (K990206).

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STERICHEK BLOOD LEAK REAGENT STRIPS

K042322 · Hach Company · FJD · Dec 7, 2004 · Gastroenterology, Urology

Device Facts

Record ID	K042322
Device Name	STERICHEK BLOOD LEAK REAGENT STRIPS
Applicant	Hach Company
Product Code	FJD · Gastroenterology, Urology
Decision Date	Dec 7, 2004
Decision	SESE
Submission Type	Traditional
Regulation	21 CFR 876.5820
Device Class	Class 2

Intended Use

SteriChek Blood Leak Reagent Strips provide a quick convenient means of testing for occult blood in dialysate.

Device Story

SteriChek Blood Leak Reagent Strips consist of a chemically treated yellow reagent pad on a polystyrene strip. Used by hemodialysis technicians to verify blood leak monitor alarms; reagent pad is immersed in dialysate sample, removed, and observed after 60 seconds. Color change to green indicates presence of hemoglobin; yellow with blue-green speckles indicates negative result. Comparison against bottle label color blocks allows visual determination of significant blood leak. Provides sensitivity of 1.5 mg/dL hemoglobin, exceeding AAMI recommended 5.5 mg/dL threshold. Benefits include reduced patient stress by preventing unnecessary termination of dialysis sessions due to false alarms.

Clinical Evidence

Bench testing only. Performance analyzed using suspensions of whole blood and human hemoglobin in dialysate. Hemoglobin concentrations verified via Drabkin spectrophotometric method (540 nm). Sensitivity of SteriChek strips found equivalent to predicate devices.

Technological Characteristics

Reagent strip with chemically treated pad on polystyrene substrate. Principle: colorimetric reaction between indicator and oxidant in presence of hemoglobin. Sensitivity: 1.5 mg/dL hemoglobin. Visual readout via color comparison.

Indications for Use

Indicated for use in hemodialysis settings to assist clinicians in confirming blood leak monitor alarms by detecting occult blood in dialysate.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

A hemodialysis system and accessories is a device that is used as an artificial kidney system for the treatment of patients with renal failure or toxemic conditions and that consists of an extracorporeal blood system, a conventional dialyzer, a dialysate delivery system, and accessories. Blood from a patient flows through the tubing of the extracorporeal blood system and accessories to the blood compartment of the dialyzer, then returns through further tubing of the extracorporeal blood system to the patient. The dialyzer has two compartments that are separated by a semipermeable membrane. While the blood is in the blood compartment, undesirable substances in the blood pass through the semipermeable membrane into the dialysate in the dialysate compartment. The dialysate delivery system controls and monitors the dialysate circulating through the dialysate compartment of the dialyzer.(1) The extracorporeal blood system and accessories consists of tubing, pumps, pressure monitors, air foam or bubble detectors, and alarms to keep blood moving safely from the blood access device and accessories for hemodialysis (§ 876.5540) to the blood compartment of the dialyzer and back to the patient. (2) The conventional dialyzer allows a transfer of water and solutes between the blood and the dialysate through the semipermeable membrane. The semipermeable membrane of the conventional dialyzer has a sufficiently low permeability to water that an ultrafiltration controller is not required to prevent excessive loss of water from the patient's blood. This conventional dialyzer does not include hemodialyzers with the disposable inserts (Kiil type) (§ 876.5830) or dialyzers of high permeability (§ 876.5860). (3) The dialysate delivery system consists of mechanisms that monitor and control the temperature, conductivity, flow rate, and pressure of the dialysate and circulates dialysate through the dialysate compartment of the dialyzer. The dialysate delivery system includes the dialysate concentrate for hemodialysis (liquid or powder) and alarms to indicate abnormal dialysate conditions. This dialysate delivery system does not include the sorbent regenerated dialysate delivery system for hemodialysis (§ 876.5600), the dialysate delivery system of the peritoneal dialysis system and accessories (§ 876.5630), or the controlled dialysate delivery system of the high permeability hemodialysis system § 876.5860). (4) Remote accessories to the hemodialysis system include the unpowered dialysis chair without a scale, the powered dialysis chair without a scale, the dialyzer holder set, dialysis tie gun and ties, and hemodialysis start/stop tray.

Predicate Devices

Serim™ Blood Leak Test Strips (K012115)
Serim™ Blood Leak Test Strips (K990206)

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Submission Summary (Full Text)

{0}------------------------------------------------ page 1 of 2 ## DEC = 7 2004 ### 510(k) SUMMARY | Prepared: | November 13, 2004 | |------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Submitter: | Hach Company | | Address: | 23575 County Road 106 Elkhart, IN 46514 U.S.A. (219) 262-2060 | | Contact: | David A. Morris, Ph.D. Director of Technology | | Device Trade/ Proprietary Name: | SteriChek® Blood Leak Reagent Strips, 510(k) No. K042322 | | Device Common Name: | Blood Leak Reagent Strips | | Classification Name: | 21 CFR 876.5820 Hemodialysis system and accessories, Class II | | Product Code: | 78-FJD | | Predicate Device: | Serim™ Blood Leak Test Strips, 510(k) No. K012115 and K990206 | | Device Description: | The device is made up of a 0.20 inch square yellow reagent pad that has been chemically treated to detect the presence of blood in the dialysate solution used in Hemodialysis. The pad is affixed to one end of a 3.25 inch by 0.20 inch white opaque polystyrene strip. To use the reagent strip, the reagent pad is immersed in the sample, removed immediately and allowed to react for 60 seconds. The reagent pad is then compared with the color blocks on the bottle label. The Negative color block is yellow with small blue-green speckles. If a reagent pad has a similar yellow color 60 seconds after reaction with dialysate, then the dialysate does not contain significant blood. The Positive color block is green. A reagent pad with color equal to or darker than the Positive color block indicates the presence of significant blood leak. The speckles on the color blocks represent the reaction image that might be left by intact red blood cells that might land on the reagent pad. | | Intended Use: | SteriChek Blood Leak Reagent Strips provide a quick convenient means of testing for occult blood in dialysate. | {1}------------------------------------------------ # CONFIDENTIAL K042322 - 510(k) Summary K042322 - 510(k) Summary | | The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) (1) recommends that all Hemodialysis systems shall have a method of detecting blood in the dialysate. In the alarm condition the detector shall initiate audible and visual alarms. The high alarm limit shall be not more than 0.35 mL/minute for a fixed alarm limit at a hematocrit of 25% (0.25). The leak rate of 0.35 mL/minute calculates to a level of 5.5 mg/dL of hemoglobin in the dialysate, assuming a hematocrit of 25% and a dialysate flow of 0.5 L/minute). For many years, Hemodialysis technicians have used reagent strips to assist in differentiating an actual blood leak from a false alarm to avoid unnecessary interruption of the Hemodialysis procedure. A confirmed blood leak requires termination of the dialysis session and restarting with a new dialyzer. Interrupting a dialysis session can be very stressful to the patient. | |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | SteriChek Blood Leak Reagent Strips detect very low levels of blood in dialysate. The reagent strips give positive readings at 1.5 mg/dL of hemoglobin. The reagent strips are more sensitive than the AAMI recommended setting of 5.5 mg/dL for blood leak monitors. This increased sensitivity of the reagent strips provides a safety margin. | | Technological Characteristics: | Reagent strip method to test for occult blood by color change resulting from a reaction between an indicator and an oxidant when hemoglobin from red blood cells is present. | | Assessment of Performance: | The performance characteristics of SteriChek® Blood Leak Reagent Strips and Serim™ Blood Leak Test Strips were analyzed with suspensions of whole blood in dialysate and solutions of human hemoglobin in dialysate. The hemoglobin was measured with the Drabkin spectrophotometric method. The sensitivity of the reagent strip methods was equivalent. | | | The Drabkin method is the standard used in most laboratories. In this method, hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin is converted to a stable pigment called cyanmethemoglobin by adding the blood sample to alkaline "Drabkin's solution". Drabkin's solution contains potassium ferricyanide, potassium cyanide, sodium bicarbonate and a surfactant. The absorbance of the stable pigment is measured at 540 nm with a spectrophotometer. The absorbance value is a measure of the hemoglobin present in the sample. | | Conclusion: | The SteriChek® Blood Leak Reagent Strips have the same intended use as the predicate device. The SteriChek® Blood Leak Reagent Strips have no technological characteristics that raise new types of safety or effectiveness questions. | {2}------------------------------------------------ Image /page/2/Picture/1 description: The image shows the seal of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The seal is circular and contains the department's name around the perimeter. In the center of the seal is a stylized image of a bird, possibly an eagle, with its wings spread. The bird is composed of three curved lines. Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850 DEC - 7 2004 David A. Morris, Ph.D. Director of Technology Hach® Company 23575 County Road 106 ELKHART IN 46514 Re: K042322 Trade/Device Name: SteriChek® Blood Leak Reagent Strips Regulation Number: 21 CFR §876.5820 Regulation Name: Hemodialysis system and accessories Regulatory Class: II Product Code: 78 FJD Dated: November 13, 2004 Received: November 15, 2004 Dear Dr. Morris: We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to make the device referenced in We have reviewed your Section 510(R) premarket nearcally equivalent (for the stated in the above and have detenmined the devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to the enclosure) to legally marketed predicato don't be ice Amendments, or to devices that have been May 28, 1976, the enactinent aate of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that reclassified in accordance with the provisions of another (PMA). You may, therefore, market the A do not require approval of a premiations of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act device, subject to the general controls provisions 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 (Premarker If your device is classified (see above) into entrols. Existing major regulations affecting your Approval), If may be subject to such additions, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 loca device can be found in the Sode of Perocerning your device in the Federal Register. Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that Please be advised mat IDA S Issualice of a substance of a substances of the Act or any FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the FDA has made a delemination mar your do view Federal agencies. You must comply with all the rederal statues and regulations administered by other in ton and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling Act 's requirements, including practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirement regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050. {3}------------------------------------------------ This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) This letter will anow you to orgin maing of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally prematication: "The PDF Intentige size 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), please If you desire specific act 100 of the following numbers, based on the regulation number at the top of this letter: | 21 CFR 876.xxxx | (Gastroenterology/Renal/Urology) | 240-276-0115 | |-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------| | 21 CFR 884.xxxx | (Obstetrics/Gynecology) | 240-276-0115 | | 21 CFR 892.xxxx | (Radiology) | 240-276-0120 | | Other | | 240-276-0100 | Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR Also, please the regaral information on your responsibilities under the Act from the 807.77). Tou may obtain curers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) DVISIon of onlin Manatacarers, its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrb/dsmaldsmamain.html Sincerely yours, Nancy C. Brogdon Nancy C. Brogdon Director, Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health Enclosure {4}------------------------------------------------ KO4a22a pg. 1041 SteriChek™ Blood Leak Reagent Strips 510(k) Submission Hach Company 510(k) Number (if known) __KO42322 Device Name: SteriChek® Blood Leak Reagent Strips. #### Indications for Use: SteriChek® Blood Leak Reagent Strips provide a quick convenient means of checking the Sterence of Blood in dialysate to assist in confirming an alarm by the blood leak monitor of the Hemodialysis machine. ### (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED). Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE) Prescription Use (Per 21 CFR 801.109) OR Over-The-Counter Use__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nancy Brogdon (Division Sign-(Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices 510(k) Number Page 7