Cleared Traditional

K141810 - BD BACTEC PLUS ANAEROBIC/F (PLASTIC)

K141810 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for BD BACTEC PLUS ANAEROBIC/F (PLASTIC), manufactured by Becton, Dickinson and Company. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code MDB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 156-day FDA review.

K141810 · Becton, Dickinson and Company · Microbiology device
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K141810 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BD BACTEC PLUS ANAEROBIC/F (PLASTIC). Classified as System, Blood Culturing (product code MDB), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Becton, Dickinson and Company (Sparks, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 10, 2014 after a review of 156 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2560 - 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 - K141810

510(k) Number K141810 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 07, 2014
Decision Date December 10, 2014
Days to Decision 156 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
54d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 156d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

MDB Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code MDB System, Blood Culturing
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.2560
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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