Cleared Traditional

K802999 - BETA-TEC QUALITATIVE

K802999 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for BETA-TEC QUALITATIVE, manufactured by Armkel, LLC. The device is a Class 2 Chemistry device with product code JHI cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 27-day FDA review.

K802999 · Armkel, LLC · Chemistry device
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Dec 1980
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Class 2
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K802999 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BETA-TEC QUALITATIVE. Classified as Visual, Pregnancy Hcg, Prescription Use (product code JHI), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Armkel, LLC (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 22, 1980 after a review of 27 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1155 - 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 - K802999

510(k) Number K802999 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 25, 1980
Decision Date December 22, 1980
Days to Decision 27 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
61d faster than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 27d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JHI Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JHI Visual, Pregnancy Hcg, Prescription Use
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1155
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 - JHI Visual, Pregnancy Hcg, Prescription Use

All 288
Devices cleared under the same product code (JHI) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K802999.
DAC-CEL HCG
K810215 · Burroughs Wellcome Co. · Apr 1981
CHORIO-SHURE
K810936 · Nuclear Medical Laboratories, Inc. · Apr 1981
DAC-CEL DIAGNATAL
K810214 · Burroughs Wellcome Co. · Mar 1981
GAMMADAB B-HCG RADIOIMMUNOASSAY KIT
K801409 · Travenol Laboratories, S.A. · Jul 1980
ROCHE HCG STANDARDS
K801244 · Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. · Jun 1980
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (RIA)
K792197 · Nuclear Medical Laboratories, Inc. · Dec 1979