Cleared Traditional

CHEMSTRIP URINE ANALYZER (K921087) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Chemistry device.

K921087 · Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · Chemistry device
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Mar 1992
Decision
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Class 1
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K921087 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CHEMSTRIP URINE ANALYZER. Classified as Automated Urinalysis System (product code KQO), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Boehringer Mannheim Corp. (Indianapolis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 24, 1992 after a review of 18 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.2900 - the FDA in vitro diagnostics and chemistry 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 K921087 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 06, 1992
Decision Date March 24, 1992
Days to Decision 18 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
70d faster than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 18d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KQO Automated Urinalysis System
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.2900
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 - KQO Automated Urinalysis System

All 14
Devices cleared under the same product code (KQO) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K921087.
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K841041 · Miles Laboratories, Inc. · Aug 1984
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K842238 · Miles Laboratories, Inc. · Jul 1984