Cleared Traditional

K923684 - API UNISCEPT MIC/TYPE 2 AND 3 AND MICRO MIC

K923684 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for API UNISCEPT MIC/TYPE 2 AND 3 AND MICRO MIC, manufactured by Analytical Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Microbiology device with product code JWY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 133-day FDA review.

K923684 · Analytical Products, Inc. · Microbiology device
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Dec 1992
Decision
133d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K923684 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the API UNISCEPT MIC/TYPE 2 AND 3 AND MICRO MIC. Classified as Manual Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Systems (product code JWY), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Analytical Products, Inc. (Plainview, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 3, 1992 after a review of 133 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.1640 - 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 - K923684

510(k) Number K923684 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 23, 1992
Decision Date December 03, 1992
Days to Decision 133 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
31d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 133d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JWY Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JWY Manual Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Systems
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.1640
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Microbiology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - JWY Manual Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Systems

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