Cleared Traditional

K934593 - BACT/ALERT 120

K934593 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for BACT/ALERT 120, manufactured by Organon Teknika Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code MDB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 138-day FDA review.

K934593 · Organon Teknika Corp. · Microbiology device
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K934593 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BACT/ALERT 120. Classified as System, Blood Culturing (product code MDB), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Organon Teknika Corp. (Durham, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 9, 1994 after a review of 138 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2560 - 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 - K934593

510(k) Number K934593 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 24, 1993
Decision Date February 09, 1994
Days to Decision 138 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
36d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 138d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

MDB Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code MDB System, Blood Culturing
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.2560
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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