Cleared Traditional

K020486 - CARESIDE GGT

K020486 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CARESIDE GGT, manufactured by Careside, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Chemistry device with product code JPZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 138-day FDA review.

K020486 · Careside, Inc. · Chemistry device
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Class 1
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K020486 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CARESIDE GGT. Classified as Colorimetric Method, Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase (product code JPZ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Careside, Inc. (Culver City, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 1, 2002 after a review of 138 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1360 - the FDA in vitro diagnostics and chemistry framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Chemistry review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K020486

510(k) Number K020486 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 13, 2002
Decision Date July 01, 2002
Days to Decision 138 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
50d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 138d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

JPZ Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code JPZ Colorimetric Method, Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1360
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

Regulatory Peers - JPZ Colorimetric Method, Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase

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