Cleared Traditional

K882808 - RPMI-1640 MEDIUM

K882808 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for RPMI-1640 MEDIUM by J R Scientific. It is a Class 1 Pathology device (product code KIT) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 11-day FDA review.

K882808 · J R Scientific · Pathology device
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K882808 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the RPMI-1640 MEDIUM, CATALOG NO. 200-2076. Classified as Media And Components, Synthetic Cell And Tissue Culture (product code KIT), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by J R Scientific (Woodland, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 18, 1988 after a review of 11 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Pathology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 864.2220 - the FDA pathology 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 K882808 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 07, 1988
Decision Date July 18, 1988
Days to Decision 11 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Pathology (PA)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
66d faster than avg
Panel avg: 77d · This submission: 11d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KIT Media And Components, Synthetic Cell And Tissue Culture
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 864.2220
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 - KIT Media And Components, Synthetic Cell And Tissue Culture

All 304
Devices cleared under the same product code (KIT) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K882808.
COON'S MEDIUM F-12, CATALOG NO. 200-2066
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MEDIUM 199, CATALOG NO. 200-2032
K882806 · J R Scientific · Jul 1988
DULBECCO'S MODIFIED EAGLE'S MEDIUM NO. 200-2011
K882807 · J R Scientific · Jul 1988
EARLE'S BALANCED SALTS W/OUT PHENOL RED & SODIUM
K880691 · Sigma Chemical Co. · Mar 1988
MEDIUM 199 NO. M3274 W/HANKS' SALTS W.O/L-GLUTAMI.
K873090 · Sigma Chemical Co. · Aug 1987
AMES' MEDIUM NO. A1420 W/L-GLUTA. W.O/SOD. BICARB.
K873091 · Sigma Chemical Co. · Aug 1987