Cleared Traditional

K020979 - SYSMEX AUTOMATED COAGULATION ANALYZER, MODEL #CA-7000

K020979 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SYSMEX AUTOMATED COAGULATION ANALYZER, manufactured by Dade Behring, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Hematology device with product code GKP cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 93-day FDA review.

K020979 · Dade Behring, Inc. · Hematology device
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K020979 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SYSMEX AUTOMATED COAGULATION ANALYZER, MODEL #CA-7000. Classified as Instrument, Coagulation, Automated (product code GKP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Dade Behring, Inc. (Newark, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 27, 2002 after a review of 93 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Hematology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 864.5400 - the FDA hematology device 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 Hematology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K020979

510(k) Number K020979 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 26, 2002
Decision Date June 27, 2002
Days to Decision 93 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Hematology (HE)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
20d faster than avg
Panel avg: 113d · This submission: 93d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GKP Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GKP Instrument, Coagulation, Automated
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 864.5400
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Hematology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - GKP Instrument, Coagulation, Automated

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