Cleared Traditional

CAROLINA LIQUID CHEMISTRIES HDL CHOLESTEROL REAGENT (K132711) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Chemistry device.

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May 2014
Decision
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Class 1
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K132711 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CAROLINA LIQUID CHEMISTRIES HDL CHOLESTEROL REAGENT. Classified as Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Cholesterol Via Esterase-oxidase, Hdl (product code LBS), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Carolina Liquid Chemistries Corp. (Winston-Salem, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 8, 2014 after a review of 252 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1475 - 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 K132711 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 29, 2013
Decision Date May 08, 2014
Days to Decision 252 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
164d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 252d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LBS Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Cholesterol Via Esterase-oxidase, Hdl
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1475
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 - LBS Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Cholesterol Via Esterase-oxidase, Hdl

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K033610 · Roche Diagnostics Corp. · Dec 2003