Cleared Traditional

EBV-NA TEST (K880043) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Microbiology device.

K880043 · Gull Laboratories, Inc. · Microbiology device
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Mar 1988
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Class 1
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K880043 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the EBV-NA TEST. Classified as Test, Antigen, Nuclear, Epstein-barr Virus (product code LLM), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Gull Laboratories, Inc. (Salt Lake City, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 24, 1988 after a review of 78 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.3235 - 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 K880043 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 06, 1988
Decision Date March 24, 1988
Days to Decision 78 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
24d faster than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 78d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LLM Test, Antigen, Nuclear, Epstein-barr Virus
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.3235
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.