Cleared Traditional

DIAGNOSTIC REAGENT PET-RPLA (K855235) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Microbiology device.

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Nov 1986
Decision
308d
Days
Class 1
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K855235 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DIAGNOSTIC REAGENT PET-RPLA. Classified as Kit, Anaerobic Identification (product code JSP), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Oxoid U.S.A., Inc. (Columbia, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 4, 1986 after a review of 308 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2660 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Elevated predicate reliance profile. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Microbiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K855235 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 31, 1985
Decision Date November 04, 1986
Days to Decision 308 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
206d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 308d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code JSP Kit, Anaerobic Identification
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.2660
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.