Cleared Traditional

K920569 - INDXTM DIP-S-TICKSTM

K920569 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for INDXTM DIP-S-TICKSTM, manufactured by Intercare Diagnostics, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code LSQ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 368-day FDA review.

K920569 · Intercare Diagnostics, Inc. · Microbiology device
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Feb 1993
Decision
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Class 1
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K920569 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INDXTM DIP-S-TICKSTM. Classified as Reagent, Rickettsia Serological (product code LSQ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Intercare Diagnostics, Inc. (Baltimore, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 9, 1993 after a review of 368 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.3500 - 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 - K920569

510(k) Number K920569 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 07, 1992
Decision Date February 09, 1993
Days to Decision 368 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
266d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 368d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LSQ Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LSQ Reagent, Rickettsia Serological
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.3500
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.