Cleared Traditional

PARAMAX URIC ACID REAGENT (K873456) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Chemistry device.

K873456 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Chemistry device
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Nov 1987
Decision
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Class 1
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K873456 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PARAMAX URIC ACID REAGENT. Classified as Acid, Uric, Uricase (colorimetric) (product code KNK), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Baxter Healthcare Corp (Santa Ana, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 23, 1987 after a review of 87 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1775 - 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.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K873456 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 28, 1987
Decision Date November 23, 1987
Days to Decision 87 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
1d faster than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 87d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KNK Acid, Uric, Uricase (colorimetric)
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1775
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 - KNK Acid, Uric, Uricase (colorimetric)

All 28
Devices cleared under the same product code (KNK) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K873456.
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K884704 · Em Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Jan 1989
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K873363 · Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · Oct 1987
EASY-TEST URIC ACID (URIC) #16606
K870868 · Em Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Mar 1987
IQ URIC ACID TEST
K864341 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Dec 1986