Cleared Traditional

K926018 - CRYSTAL ENTERIC/NONFERMENTER ID SYSTEM

K926018 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CRYSTAL ENTERIC/NONFERMENTER ID SYSTEM, manufactured by Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code JSS cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 101-day FDA review.

K926018 · Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems · Microbiology device
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K926018 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CRYSTAL ENTERIC/NONFERMENTER ID SYSTEM. Classified as Kit, Identification, Enterobacteriaceae (product code JSS), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems (Cockeysville, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 11, 1993 after a review of 101 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2660 - 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 - K926018

510(k) Number K926018 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 30, 1992
Decision Date March 11, 1993
Days to Decision 101 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
1d faster than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 101d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

JSS Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code JSS Kit, Identification, Enterobacteriaceae
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.

Regulatory Peers - JSS Kit, Identification, Enterobacteriaceae

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