Cleared Traditional

K850124 - CHLAMYDIAL TRANSPORT MEDIA

K850124 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CHLAMYDIAL TRANSPORT MEDIA, manufactured by Hillcrest Biologicals. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code JSM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 49-day FDA review.

K850124 · Hillcrest Biologicals · Microbiology device
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K850124 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CHLAMYDIAL TRANSPORT MEDIA. Classified as Culture Media, Non-propagating Transport (product code JSM), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Hillcrest Biologicals (Cypress, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 4, 1985 after a review of 49 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2390 - the FDA microbiology device 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 - K850124

510(k) Number K850124 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 14, 1985
Decision Date March 04, 1985
Days to Decision 49 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
53d faster than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 49d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

JSM Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code JSM Culture Media, Non-propagating Transport
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.2390
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 - JSM Culture Media, Non-propagating Transport

All 77
Devices cleared under the same product code (JSM) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K850124.
TRANSPORT CULTURE MEDIA
K854715 · Hillcrest Biologicals · Dec 1985
SYVA MYCOTRANS MYCOPLASMA TRANSPORT SYSTEM
K854061 · Syva Co. · Oct 1985
ORTHO VIRAL TRANSPORT
K853500 · Ortho Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Aug 1985
PDC 104 & PDC 304 STYLE CULTURE COLLECTION & TRANS
K844634 · Precision Dynamics Corp. · Jan 1985
BBL PORT-A-CUL 21628 DOUBLE SWAB SULTURE COLLECTIO
K844369 · Precision Dynamics Corp. · Jan 1985
BBL PORT-A-CUL 21627 SINGLE SWAB CULTURE COLLECT
K844370 · Precision Dynamics Corp. · Jan 1985