Cleared Traditional

K914902 - CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOX-A-TEST

K914902 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOX-A-TEST by Techlab, Inc.. It is a Class 1 Microbiology device (product code LLH) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 124-day FDA review.

K914902 · Techlab, Inc. · Microbiology device
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K914902 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOX-A-TEST. Classified as Reagents, Clostridium Difficile Toxin (product code LLH), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Techlab, Inc. (Blacksburg, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 4, 1992 after a review of 124 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

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: 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K914902 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 01, 1991
Decision Date March 04, 1992
Days to Decision 124 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
22d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 124d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LLH Reagents, Clostridium Difficile Toxin
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 - LLH Reagents, Clostridium Difficile Toxin

All 14
Devices cleared under the same product code (LLH) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K914902.
PREMIER C. DIFFICILE, MODIFICATION
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IMMUNOCARD(TM) C. DIFFICILE
K924979 · Meridian Diagnostics, Inc. · Jan 1993
PREMIER C. DIFFICILE TOXIN A CONTROLS
K924136 · Meridian Diagnostics, Inc. · Oct 1992
BARTELS CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A ENZYM IMMUN
K913229 · Baxter Diagnostics, Inc. · Aug 1991
PREMIER-C. DIFFICILE TOXIN A
K903456 · Meridian Diagnostics, Inc. · Oct 1990