Cleared Traditional

OLYMPUS CHOLESTEROL REAGENT (K925603) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Chemistry device.

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K925603 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the OLYMPUS CHOLESTEROL REAGENT. Classified as Enzymatic Esterase--oxidase, Cholesterol (product code CHH), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Olympus Corp. (Lake Success, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 8, 1993 after a review of 95 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1175 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Chemistry review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K925603 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 05, 1992
Decision Date February 08, 1993
Days to Decision 95 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
7d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 95d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code CHH Enzymatic Esterase--oxidase, Cholesterol
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1175
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 - CHH Enzymatic Esterase--oxidase, Cholesterol

All 61
Devices cleared under the same product code (CHH) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K925603.
BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM CHOLESTEROL ASSAY
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ROCHE REAGENT
K941573 · Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Oct 1994
CHOLESTEROL (CHOL) TEST ITEM NO. 65410
K935136 · Em Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Dec 1993
CHOLESTEROL TEST ITEM# 42374/93, 42322/R1
K924508 · Em Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Jan 1993
OLYMPUS CHOLESTEROL REAGENT
K922231 · Olympus Corp. · Nov 1992
CHOLESTEROL TEST
K923733 · Em Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Oct 1992