Cleared Traditional

K925916 - VITEK RAPID CALL-GRAM POSITIVE IDENTIFI...

K925916 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for VITEK RAPID CALL-GRAM POSITIVE IDENTIFI... by Biomerieux Vitek, Inc.. It is a Class 1 Chemistry device (product code LQL) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 120-day FDA review.

K925916 · Biomerieux Vitek, Inc. · Chemistry device
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K925916 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VITEK RAPID CALL-GRAM POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION CARD. Classified as Gram Positive Identification Panel (product code LQL), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Biomerieux Vitek, Inc. (Hazelwood, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 23, 1993 after a review of 120 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2660 - 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 K925916 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 23, 1992
Decision Date March 23, 1993
Days to Decision 120 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
32d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 120d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LQL Gram Positive Identification Panel
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.

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