Cleared Traditional

K942735 - CARBON DIOXIDE (C02)

K942735 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CARBON DIOXIDE (C02), manufactured by Teco Diagnostics. The device is a Class 2 Chemistry device with product code KHS cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 283-day FDA review.

K942735 · Teco Diagnostics · Chemistry device
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Decision
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Class 2
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K942735 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CARBON DIOXIDE (C02). Classified as Enzymatic, Carbon-dioxide (product code KHS), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Teco Diagnostics (Placentia, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 20, 1995 after a review of 283 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Chemistry FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1160 - 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 - K942735

510(k) Number K942735 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 10, 1994
Decision Date March 20, 1995
Days to Decision 283 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
195d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 283d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

KHS Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code KHS Enzymatic, Carbon-dioxide
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1160
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.

Regulatory Peers - KHS Enzymatic, Carbon-dioxide

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Devices cleared under the same product code (KHS) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K942735.
SERUM BICARBONATE/CARBON DIOXIDE
K955302 · Data Medical Associates, Inc. · Feb 1996
TOTAL CO2
K951221 · Randox Laboratories, Ltd. · Feb 1996
CARBON DIOXIDE - DST
K952410 · Trace America, Inc. · Oct 1995
BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM BICARBONATE ASSAY
K933461 · Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · Dec 1994
ENZYMATIC CO2 REAGENT, MODIFICATION
K932267 · Intersect Systems, Inc. · Sep 1993
BICARBONATE
K931887 · Em Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Aug 1993