Cleared Traditional

K811342 - REAGENT STRIPS FOR URINALYSIS (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Chemistry device.

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Sep 1981
Decision
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Class 1
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K811342 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the REAGENT STRIPS FOR URINALYSIS. Classified as Refractometer For Clinical Use (product code JRE), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Miles Laboratories, Inc. (Elkhart, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 1, 1981 after a review of 112 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.2800 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Chemistry review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K811342 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 12, 1981
Decision Date September 01, 1981
Days to Decision 112 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
24d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 112d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code JRE Refractometer For Clinical Use
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.2800
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.