Cleared Traditional

K790553 - CHOLESTEROL KIT

K790553 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CHOLESTEROL KIT, manufactured by Beckman Instruments, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Chemistry device with product code LBS cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 88-day FDA review.

K790553 · Beckman Instruments, Inc. · Chemistry device
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Jun 1979
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Class 1
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K790553 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CHOLESTEROL KIT, HDL-DS. Classified as Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Cholesterol Via Esterase-oxidase, Hdl (product code LBS), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Beckman Instruments, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 15, 1979 after a review of 88 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1475 - 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 - K790553

510(k) Number K790553 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 19, 1979
Decision Date June 15, 1979
Days to Decision 88 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
At panel average
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 88d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LBS Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LBS Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Cholesterol Via Esterase-oxidase, Hdl
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1475
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.

Regulatory Peers - LBS Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Cholesterol Via Esterase-oxidase, Hdl

All 52
Devices cleared under the same product code (LBS) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K790553.
COULTER HDL CHOLESTEROL REAG. SYSTEM
K792319 · Coulter Electronics, Inc. · Dec 1979
DADE HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTERO
K792183 · Dade, Baxter Travenol Diagnostics, Inc. · Nov 1979
TECHNICON HDL CHOLESTEROL METHOD
K791990 · Technicon Instruments Corp. · Oct 1979
DIAGNOSTIC SET, LIPO-FRAX
K790281 · Analytical Products, Inc. · Mar 1979