Cleared Traditional

ACCESS(R) HUMAN LUTEINZING HORMONE ASSAY (K940549) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Chemistry device.

K940549 · Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. · Chemistry device
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Apr 1994
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K940549 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ACCESS(R) HUMAN LUTEINZING HORMONE ASSAY. Classified as Radioimmunoassay, Luteinizing Hormone (product code CEP), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (Chaska, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 6, 1994 after a review of 58 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1485 - the FDA in vitro diagnostics and chemistry 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K940549 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 07, 1994
Decision Date April 06, 1994
Days to Decision 58 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
30d faster than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 58d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code CEP Radioimmunoassay, Luteinizing Hormone
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1485
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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