Cleared Traditional

K800457 - LIQUID-STAT LIQUID REAGENT

K800457 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for LIQUID-STAT LIQUID REAGENT, manufactured by Beckman Instruments, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Chemistry device with product code CHH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 20-day FDA review.

K800457 · Beckman Instruments, Inc. · Chemistry device
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K800457 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LIQUID-STAT LIQUID REAGENT. Classified as Enzymatic Esterase--oxidase, Cholesterol (product code CHH), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Beckman Instruments, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 20, 1980 after a review of 20 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1175 - 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 - K800457

510(k) Number K800457 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 29, 1980
Decision Date March 20, 1980
Days to Decision 20 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
68d faster than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 20d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

CHH Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code CHH Enzymatic Esterase--oxidase, Cholesterol
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1175
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 - CHH Enzymatic Esterase--oxidase, Cholesterol

All 137
Devices cleared under the same product code (CHH) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K800457.
LIQUID-STAT REAGENT FOR ASSAY OF CHOLES.
K803254 · Beckman Instruments, Inc. · Jan 1981
AMES SERA-PAK CHOLESTEROL REAGENT KIT
K802743 · Miles Laboratories, Inc. · Dec 1980
CENTRIFICHEM CHOLESTEROL
K800765 · Union Carbide Corp. · Apr 1980
ACA HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLES.
K792509 · E.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co., Inc. · Jan 1980
CHEM-STRATE CHOLESTEROL
K792478 · General Diagnostics · Dec 1979
ENZYMATIC DETERMINATION
K790724 · Sigma Chemical Co. · May 1979