Cleared Traditional

K944275 - DISPENS-O-DISC PIPERACILLIN 100 MCG./TA...

K944275 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for DISPENS-O-DISC PIPERACILLIN 100 MCG./TA... by Difco Laboratories, Inc.. It is a Class 2 Microbiology device (product code JTN) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 111-day FDA review.

K944275 · Difco Laboratories, Inc. · Microbiology device
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Dec 1994
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Class 2
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K944275 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DISPENS-O-DISC PIPERACILLIN 100 MCG./TAZOBACTAM 10 MCG.. Classified as Susceptibility Test Discs, Antimicrobial (product code JTN), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Difco Laboratories, Inc. (Detroit, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 19, 1994 after a review of 111 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.1620 - the FDA microbiology 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Microbiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K944275 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 30, 1994
Decision Date December 19, 1994
Days to Decision 111 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
9d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 111d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code JTN Susceptibility Test Discs, Antimicrobial
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.1620
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 Microbiology devices follow this clearance model.

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