Cleared Traditional

K935953 - COULTER MULTI Q PREP

K935953 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for COULTER MULTI Q PREP, manufactured by Coulter Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Hematology device with product code GKH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 88-day FDA review.

K935953 · Coulter Corp. · Hematology device
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K935953 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the COULTER MULTI Q PREP. Classified as Apparatus, Automated Blood Cell Diluting (product code GKH), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Coulter Corp. (Miami, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 11, 1994 after a review of 88 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Hematology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 864.5240 - the FDA hematology 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K935953

510(k) Number K935953 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 13, 1993
Decision Date March 11, 1994
Days to Decision 88 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Hematology (HE)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
25d faster than avg
Panel avg: 113d · This submission: 88d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GKH Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GKH Apparatus, Automated Blood Cell Diluting
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 864.5240
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 - GKH Apparatus, Automated Blood Cell Diluting

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Devices cleared under the same product code (GKH) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K935953.
COULTER CELLPREP
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SYSMEX DD-100 WHOLE BLOOD DILUTION SYSTEM
K882767 · Toa Medical Electronics USA, Inc. · Jul 1988
AD150, AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY DILUTOR
K852373 · Abbott Diagnostics · Jul 1985
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