Cleared Traditional

K963318 - LEGIONELLA IGG/IGM ELISA TEST SYSTEM

K963318 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for LEGIONELLA IGG/IGM ELISA TEST SYSTEM, manufactured by Armkel, LLC. The device is a Class 2 Microbiology device with product code LHL cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 192-day FDA review.

K963318 · Armkel, LLC · Microbiology device
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Mar 1997
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Class 2
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K963318 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LEGIONELLA IGG/IGM ELISA TEST SYSTEM. Classified as Reagents, Antibody, Legionella, Direct & Indirect Fluorescent (product code LHL), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Armkel, LLC (Frederick, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 3, 1997 after a review of 192 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.3300 - 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 - K963318

510(k) Number K963318 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 23, 1996
Decision Date March 03, 1997
Days to Decision 192 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
90d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 192d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LHL Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LHL Reagents, Antibody, Legionella, Direct & Indirect Fluorescent
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.3300
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.

Regulatory Peers - LHL Reagents, Antibody, Legionella, Direct & Indirect Fluorescent

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