Cleared Traditional

K822496 - SERA CHEM SMAC CALIBRATORS

K822496 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for SERA CHEM SMAC CALIBRATORS by Fisher Scientific Co., LLC. It is a Class 2 Chemistry device (product code JIT) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 34-day FDA review.

Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
Sep 1982
Decision
34d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K822496 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SERA CHEM SMAC CALIBRATORS. Classified as Calibrator, Secondary (product code JIT), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Fisher Scientific Co., LLC (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 21, 1982 after a review of 34 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1150 - 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.

View all Fisher Scientific Co., LLC devices

Submission Details

510(k) Number K822496 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 18, 1982
Decision Date September 21, 1982
Days to Decision 34 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
54d faster than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 34d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code JIT Calibrator, Secondary
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1150
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 - JIT Calibrator, Secondary

All 159
Devices cleared under the same product code (JIT) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K822496.
ACA THYROXINE UPTAKE CALIBRATOR
K833702 · E.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co., Inc. · Jan 1984
ACA THYROXINE CALIBRATOR
K833700 · E.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co., Inc. · Dec 1983
BILIRUBIN CALIBRATORS & CONTROL
K832094 · Gilford Diagnostics · Aug 1983
TOTAL PROTEIN STANDARD, #65074
K822475 · Emd Chemicals, Inc. · Sep 1982
ALBUMIN STANDARD, #65070
K822478 · Emd Chemicals, Inc. · Sep 1982
BILIRUBIN CALIBRATOR #65071
K822479 · Emd Chemicals, Inc. · Sep 1982