Cleared Traditional

K223608 - GEM Premier 7000 with IQM3

K223608 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for GEM Premier 7000 with IQM3, manufactured by Instrumentation Laboratory Company. The device is a Class 2 Chemistry device with product code CHL cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 251-day FDA review.

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K223608 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the GEM Premier 7000 with IQM3. Classified as Electrode Measurement, Blood-gases (pco2, Po2) And Blood Ph (product code CHL), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Instrumentation Laboratory Company (Bedford, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 10, 2023 after a review of 251 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1120 - 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 - K223608

510(k) Number K223608 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 02, 2022
Decision Date August 10, 2023
Days to Decision 251 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
163d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 251d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

CHL Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code CHL Electrode Measurement, Blood-gases (pco2, Po2) And Blood Ph
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1120
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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