Cleared Traditional

K940679 - REP HDL/LDL-30 KIT - CAT. NO. 3220,3221,3222

K940679 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for REP HDL/LDL-30 KIT - CAT. NO. 3220, manufactured by Helena Laboratories. The device is a Class 1 Chemistry device with product code JHO cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 212-day FDA review.

K940679 · Helena Laboratories · Chemistry device
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Sep 1994
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K940679 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the REP HDL/LDL-30 KIT - CAT. NO. 3220,3221,3222. Classified as Electrophoretic Separation, Lipoproteins (product code JHO), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Helena Laboratories (Beaumont, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 9, 1994 after a review of 212 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1475 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Chemistry review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K940679

510(k) Number K940679 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 09, 1994
Decision Date September 09, 1994
Days to Decision 212 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Chemistry (CH)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
124d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 212d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

JHO Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code JHO Electrophoretic Separation, Lipoproteins
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1475
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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