Cleared Traditional

K961179 - SENTINEL LIPASE LIQUID MODEL 17.401B

K961179 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SENTINEL LIPASE LIQUID MODEL 17.401B, manufactured by Equal Diagnostics, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Chemistry device with product code CHI cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 115-day FDA review.

K961179 · Equal Diagnostics, Inc. · Chemistry device
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Decision
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Class 1
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K961179 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SENTINEL LIPASE LIQUID MODEL 17.401B. Classified as Lipase-esterase, Enzymatic, Photometric, Lipase (product code CHI), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Equal Diagnostics, Inc. (Exton, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 19, 1996 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 862.1465 - 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 - K961179

510(k) Number K961179 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 26, 1996
Decision Date July 19, 1996
Days to Decision 115 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
27d slower than avg
Panel avg: 88d · This submission: 115d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

CHI Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code CHI Lipase-esterase, Enzymatic, Photometric, Lipase
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 862.1465
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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