Cleared Traditional

K941983 - SEALITE SCIENCES INC.

K941983 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SEALITE SCIENCES INC., manufactured by Sealite Sciences, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Chemistry device with product code DHA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 115-day FDA review.

K941983 · Sealite Sciences, Inc. · Chemistry device
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Aug 1994
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K941983 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SEALITE SCIENCES INC.. Classified as System, Test, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (product code DHA), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Sealite Sciences, Inc. (Bogart, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 18, 1994 after a review of 115 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1155 - 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 - K941983

510(k) Number K941983 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 25, 1994
Decision Date August 18, 1994
Days to Decision 115 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
27d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 115d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

DHA Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code DHA System, Test, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1155
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Chemistry devices follow this clearance model.

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