Cleared Traditional

K935618 - SPECIMEN TRANSPORT MEDIUM

K935618 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SPECIMEN TRANSPORT MEDIUM, manufactured by Biowhittaker Molecular Applications, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code JSM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 150-day FDA review.

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K935618 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SPECIMEN TRANSPORT MEDIUM. Classified as Culture Media, Non-propagating Transport (product code JSM), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Biowhittaker Molecular Applications, Inc. (Walkersville, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 21, 1994 after a review of 150 days - an extended review cycle.

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: 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K935618

510(k) Number K935618 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 22, 1993
Decision Date April 21, 1994
Days to Decision 150 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
48d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 150d
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.

Regulatory Peers - JSM Culture Media, Non-propagating Transport

All 107
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