Cleared Traditional

K073640 - ARCHITECT HOMOCYSTEINE REAGENTS, CALIBRATORS AND CONTROLS

K073640 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ARCHITECT HOMOCYSTEINE REAGENTS, manufactured by Axis-Shield Diagnostics, Ltd.. The device is a Class 2 Chemistry device with product code LPS cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 120-day FDA review.

K073640 · Axis-Shield Diagnostics, Ltd. · Chemistry device
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K073640 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ARCHITECT HOMOCYSTEINE REAGENTS, CALIBRATORS AND CONTROLS. Classified as Urinary Homocystine (nonquantitative) Test System (product code LPS), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Axis-Shield Diagnostics, Ltd. (Dundee, GB). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 24, 2008 after a review of 120 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1377 - 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 - K073640

510(k) Number K073640 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 26, 2007
Decision Date April 24, 2008
Days to Decision 120 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
32d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 120d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LPS Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LPS Urinary Homocystine (nonquantitative) Test System
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1377
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 Chemistry devices follow this clearance model.

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