Cleared Traditional

K872701 - RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS CF ANTIGEN & CONTROL

K872701 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS CF ANTIGEN ..., manufactured by Sita, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code LKT cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 73-day FDA review.

K872701 · Sita, Inc. · Microbiology device
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K872701 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS CF ANTIGEN & CONTROL. Classified as Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Antigen, Antibody, Ifa (product code LKT), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Sita, Inc. (Allentown, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 18, 1987 after a review of 73 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.3480 - 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 - K872701

510(k) Number K872701 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 07, 1987
Decision Date September 18, 1987
Days to Decision 73 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
29d faster than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 73d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LKT Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LKT Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Antigen, Antibody, Ifa
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.3480
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 - LKT Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Antigen, Antibody, Ifa

All 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (LKT) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K872701.
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K882687 · Gull Laboratories, Inc. · Aug 1988
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS CONTROL SLIDE
K872082 · Medical Diagnostic Technologies, Inc. · Jul 1987
CELLMATICS RSV DETECTION SYSTEM
K862321 · Difco Laboratories, Inc. · Aug 1986
MONABRITE RESPIR SYNCYTIAL VIRUS(RSV) TEST KIT
K861379 · Serono Diagnostics, Inc. · Jul 1986