Cleared Traditional

K890670 - CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CONTROL SLIDE

K890670 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CONTROL SLIDE, manufactured by Scientific Device Laboratory, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code LJG cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 35-day FDA review.

K890670 · Scientific Device Laboratory, Inc. · Microbiology device
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Class 1
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K890670 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CONTROL SLIDE. Classified as Quality Control Slides (product code LJG), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Scientific Device Laboratory, Inc. (Glenview, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 16, 1989 after a review of 35 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2660 - 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 - K890670

510(k) Number K890670 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 09, 1989
Decision Date March 16, 1989
Days to Decision 35 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
67d faster than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 35d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LJG Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LJG Quality Control Slides
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.2660
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 - LJG Quality Control Slides

All 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (LJG) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K890670.
MICROSPORIDIUM CONTROL SET
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MICROSPORIDIUM CONTROL SLIDE
K924893 · Scientific Device Laboratory, Inc. · Jan 1993
GRAM STAIN CONTROL SLIDE
K890718 · Scientific Device Laboratory, Inc. · Mar 1989
ACID FAST BACILLI HISTOLOGY CONTROL SLIDES
K881106 · Sigma Diagnostics, Inc. · Apr 1988
SPIROCHETES HISTOLOGY CONTROL SLIDES
K881109 · Sigma Diagnostics, Inc. · Apr 1988
FUNGI HISTOLOGY CONTROL SLIDES
K881112 · Sigma Diagnostics, Inc. · Apr 1988