Cleared Traditional

K932337 - CULTURE-PAK COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM

K932337 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CULTURE-PAK COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM, manufactured by Medical Packaging Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code JSM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 459-day FDA review.

K932337 · Medical Packaging Corp. · Microbiology device
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Aug 1994
Decision
459d
Days
Class 1
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K932337 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CULTURE-PAK COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM. Classified as Culture Media, Non-propagating Transport (product code JSM), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Medical Packaging Corp. (Bethesda, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 16, 1994 after a review of 459 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2390 - 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: High-complexity regulatory submission. Elevated predicate reliance profile. The extended review timeline suggests the FDA required additional documentation before confirming substantial equivalence - a pattern common in complex or first-of-kind Microbiology submissions.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K932337

510(k) Number K932337 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 14, 1993
Decision Date August 16, 1994
Days to Decision 459 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
357d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 459d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

JSM Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code JSM Culture Media, Non-propagating Transport
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.2390
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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