Cleared Traditional

K855206 - CEFACLOR 30 MCG SENSITIVITY DISCS

K855206 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for CEFACLOR 30 MCG SENSITIVITY DISCS by Difco Laboratories, Inc.. It is a Class 2 Microbiology device (product code JTN) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 25-day FDA review.

K855206 · Difco Laboratories, Inc. · Microbiology device
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Jan 1986
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K855206 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CEFACLOR 30 MCG SENSITIVITY DISCS. Classified as Susceptibility Test Discs, Antimicrobial (product code JTN), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Difco Laboratories, Inc. (Detroit, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 24, 1986 after a review of 25 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.1620 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K855206 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 30, 1985
Decision Date January 24, 1986
Days to Decision 25 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
77d faster than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 25d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code JTN Susceptibility Test Discs, Antimicrobial
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.1620
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 Microbiology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - JTN Susceptibility Test Discs, Antimicrobial

All 282
Devices cleared under the same product code (JTN) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K855206.
OXOID ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY DISCS
K860153 · Oxoid U.S.A., Inc. · Mar 1986
CEFOTETAN 30 MCG SENSITIVITY DISCS
K860527 · Difco Laboratories, Inc. · Mar 1986
CEFOTETAN 30 MCG SENSI DISC
K860536 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Mar 1986
CEFACLOR SENSI-DISC
K855135 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Jan 1986
GENERAL DIAGNOSTICS CEFTAZIDIME 30 MCG SUSC DISK
K852689 · Warner-Lambert Co. · Aug 1985
CEFTAZIDIME 30MCG. SENI-DISC
K852873 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Aug 1985