Spinal Muscular Atrophy Newborn Screening Test System
Medical specialty
Immunology
Device class
2
Regulation number
866.5980
Review panel
MG
Implant
N
Life sustaining/supporting
N
GMP exempt
N
Third party review
N
Summary malfunction reporting
Ineligible
Definition
A Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) newborn screening test system is a prescription device intended to detect homozygous deletion of exon 7 or other similar mutations in the SMN1 (Survival Motor Neuron 1) gene of DNA obtained from dried blood spot specimens on filter paper using a polymerase chain reaction-based test as an aid in screening newborns for SMA. Presumptive positive results are intended to be followed up by diagnostic confirmatory testing.