Cleared Traditional

K072138 - VIDAS C. DIFFICILE TOXIN A&B (CDAB) ASSAY, MODEL: 30 118

K072138 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for VIDAS C. DIFFICILE TOXIN A&B (CDAB) ASSAY, manufactured by bioMerieux, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code LLH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 141-day FDA review.

K072138 · bioMerieux, Inc. · Microbiology device
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K072138 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VIDAS C. DIFFICILE TOXIN A&B (CDAB) ASSAY, MODEL: 30 118. Classified as Reagents, Clostridium Difficile Toxin (product code LLH), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by bioMerieux, Inc. (Hazelwood, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 21, 2007 after a review of 141 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2660 - the FDA microbiology 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 Microbiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K072138

510(k) Number K072138 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 02, 2007
Decision Date December 21, 2007
Days to Decision 141 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
39d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 141d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LLH Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LLH Reagents, Clostridium Difficile Toxin
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.2660
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.

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