Cleared Traditional

K962015 - RHEUMATOID FACTOR (RF) REAGENTI A LATEX...

K962015 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for RHEUMATOID FACTOR (RF) REAGENTI A LATEX..., manufactured by Teco Diagnostics. The device is a Class 2 Immunology device with product code DHR cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 187-day FDA review.

K962015 · Teco Diagnostics · Immunology device
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Nov 1996
Decision
187d
Days
Class 2
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K962015 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the RHEUMATOID FACTOR (RF) REAGENTI A LATEX SLIDE TEST. Classified as System, Test, Rheumatoid Factor (product code DHR), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Teco Diagnostics (Placentia, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 25, 1996 after a review of 187 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Immunology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.5775 - the FDA immunology 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 Immunology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K962015

510(k) Number K962015 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 22, 1996
Decision Date November 25, 1996
Days to Decision 187 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Immunology (IM)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
83d slower than avg
Panel avg: 104d · This submission: 187d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

DHR Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code DHR System, Test, Rheumatoid Factor
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.5775
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 Immunology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - DHR System, Test, Rheumatoid Factor

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Devices cleared under the same product code (DHR) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K962015.
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THERATEST EL-RFSCR
K962050 · Theratest Laboratories, Inc. · Dec 1996
IMMAGE SYSTEM RHEUMATOID FACTOR (RF) REAGENT
K963048 · Beckman Instruments, Inc. · Nov 1996
QUALITROL RF CONTROLS
K961545 · Consolidated Technologies, Inc. · Sep 1996
HEMAGEN RHEUMATOID FACTOR KIT (EIA METHOD)
K962836 · Hemagen Diagnostics, Inc. · Sep 1996