Cleared Traditional

K880176 - HDL CHOLESTEROL PRECIPITATING REAGENT

K880176 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for HDL CHOLESTEROL PRECIPITATING REAGENT, manufactured by Tech-Co, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Chemistry device with product code LBR cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 34-day FDA review.

K880176 · Tech-Co, Inc. · Chemistry device
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Feb 1988
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Class 1
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K880176 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the HDL CHOLESTEROL PRECIPITATING REAGENT. Classified as Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Hdl (product code LBR), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Tech-Co, Inc. (Oak Park, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 18, 1988 after a review of 34 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1475 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K880176

510(k) Number K880176 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 15, 1988
Decision Date February 18, 1988
Days to Decision 34 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
54d faster than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 34d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LBR Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LBR Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Hdl
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1475
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 - LBR Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Hdl

All 54
Devices cleared under the same product code (LBR) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K880176.
IQ HDL CHOLESTEROL
K883353 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Sep 1988
HDL CHOLESTEROL KIT
K881244 · Trace Scientific , Ltd. · Jun 1988
HDL CHOLESTEROL PRECIPITATING PROCEDURE
K881326 · Data Medical Associates, Inc. · May 1988
MULTICHEM HDL PRECIPITATING REAGENT #S0914
K874820 · Simmler, Inc. · Jan 1988
WORTHINGTON HDL PRECIPITATING REAGENT SET
K861926 · Cooper Biomedical, Inc. · Jun 1986
HDL CHOLESTEROL PRETREATMENT
K852350 · American Monitor Corp. · Jul 1985