Cleared Traditional

K130020 - ACCESS TOTAL BHCG (5TH IS)

K130020 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for ACCESS TOTAL BHCG (5TH IS) by Beckman Coulter, Inc.. It is a Class 2 Chemistry device (product code DHA) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 271-day FDA review.

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K130020 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ACCESS TOTAL BHCG (5TH IS). Classified as System, Test, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (product code DHA), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Beckman Coulter, Inc. (Chaska, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 1, 2013 after a review of 271 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1155 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K130020 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 03, 2013
Decision Date October 01, 2013
Days to Decision 271 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
183d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 271d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code DHA System, Test, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1155
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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