Cleared Traditional

K896494 - ACCUPROBE MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM CULTURE TEST

K896494 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ACCUPROBE MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM CULTURE TEST, manufactured by Gen-Probe, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code LQF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 283-day FDA review.

K896494 · Gen-Probe, Inc. · Microbiology device
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Aug 1990
Decision
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Class 1
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K896494 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ACCUPROBE MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM CULTURE TEST. Classified as Dna-reagents, Mycobacterium Spp. (product code LQF), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Gen-Probe, Inc. (San Diego, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 23, 1990 after a review of 283 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.3370 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Microbiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K896494

510(k) Number K896494 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 13, 1989
Decision Date August 23, 1990
Days to Decision 283 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
181d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 283d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LQF Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LQF Dna-reagents, Mycobacterium Spp.
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.3370
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 - LQF Dna-reagents, Mycobacterium Spp.

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