Cleared Traditional

K162564 - Medisign GH81 Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Medisign GH82 Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Medisign GH83 Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Medisign GH81 BT Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Medisign GH82 BT Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Medisign GH83 BT Blood Glucose Monitoring System

K162564 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for Medisign GH81 Blood Glucose Monitoring ..., manufactured by Tianjin Empecs Medical Device Co., Ltd.. The device is a Class 2 Chemistry device with product code NBW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 266-day FDA review.

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K162564 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Medisign GH81 Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Medisign GH82 Blood Glucose Mo.... Classified as System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter (product code NBW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Tianjin Empecs Medical Device Co., Ltd. (Tianjin, CN). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 7, 2017 after a review of 266 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1345 - 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 - K162564

510(k) Number K162564 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 14, 2016
Decision Date June 07, 2017
Days to Decision 266 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
178d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 266d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

NBW Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code NBW System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1345
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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