Cleared Traditional

K954924 - BACTEC PEDS PLUS CLUTURE VIALS

K954924 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for BACTEC PEDS PLUS CLUTURE VIALS, manufactured by Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code MDB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 105-day FDA review.

K954924 · Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems · Microbiology device
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K954924 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BACTEC PEDS PLUS CLUTURE VIALS. Classified as System, Blood Culturing (product code MDB), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems (Sparks, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 8, 1996 after a review of 105 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.2560 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K954924

510(k) Number K954924 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 26, 1995
Decision Date February 08, 1996
Days to Decision 105 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
3d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 105d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

MDB Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code MDB System, Blood Culturing
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.2560
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.

Regulatory Peers - MDB System, Blood Culturing

All 67
Devices cleared under the same product code (MDB) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K954924.
BACTEC LYTIC/10 ANAEROBIC/F CULTURE VIALS
K954925 · Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems · Feb 1996
BACTEC PEDS PLUS/F CULTURE VIALS
K954927 · Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems · Feb 1996
BACTEC CULTURE VIALS, LYTIC, ANAEROBIC
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ESP CULTURE SYSTEM - MYCO
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BACT/ALERT FAN CULTURE BOTTLE
K944594 · Organon Teknika Corp. · Feb 1995
BACT/ALERT FAN AEROBIC CULTURE BOTTLE
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