Cleared Traditional

K790020 - SERUM, LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE

K790020 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SERUM, manufactured by Fisher Scientific Co., LLC. The device is a Class 2 Chemistry device with product code CFJ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 36-day FDA review.

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K790020 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SERUM, LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE. Classified as Nad Reduction/nadh Oxidation, Lactate Dehydrogenase (product code CFJ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Fisher Scientific Co., LLC (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 8, 1979 after a review of 36 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1440 - 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K790020

510(k) Number K790020 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 03, 1979
Decision Date February 08, 1979
Days to Decision 36 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
52d faster than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 36d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

CFJ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code CFJ Nad Reduction/nadh Oxidation, Lactate Dehydrogenase
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1440
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.

Regulatory Peers - CFJ Nad Reduction/nadh Oxidation, Lactate Dehydrogenase

All 104
Devices cleared under the same product code (CFJ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K790020.
PLUS CHEM, DETERMINATION OF LD (LDH-P)
K791085 · Smithkline Diagnostics, Inc. · Jul 1979
LD-P REAGENT (LDH P-L REAGENT)
K790771 · Gilford Diagnostics · May 1979
NICOTINAMIDE-ADENINE AINUCLEOTIDE (NAD)
K790248 · Boehringer Laboratories · Apr 1979
LDH REAGENT SYSTEM
K781765 · American Monitor Corp. · Nov 1978
LDH
K781775 · Gilford Diagnostics · Nov 1978
NAD REDUCTION METHOD, LACTATE PYRIVATE
K781724 · Medical Analysis Systems, Inc. · Nov 1978