Class I Immunology device.
K761234 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BEHRING LASER NEPHELOMETER. Classified as Nephelometer (product code JZW), Class I - General Controls.
Submitted by Behring Diagnostics, Inc. (San Jose, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 7, 1990.
This device falls under the Immunology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.4540 - the FDA immunology 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 Immunology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.
| 510(k) Number | K761234 FDA.gov |
| FDA Decision | Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE) |
| Date Received | June 07, 1990 |
| Decision Date | June 07, 1990 |
| Days to Decision | - |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Review Panel | Immunology (IM) |
| Summary | - |
| Third-party Review | No - reviewed directly by FDA |
| Product Code | JZW Nephelometer |
| Device Class | Class 1 - General Controls |
| CFR Regulation | 21 CFR 866.4540 |
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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