Cleared Traditional

K972064 - MICROCON 800MUV, MICROCON 400MUV, MICROCON EXC-BUV

K972064 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MICROCON 800MUV, manufactured by Biological Controls, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FRA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 181-day FDA review.

K972064 · Biological Controls, Inc. · General Hospital
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Dec 1997
Decision
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Days
Class 2
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K972064 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MICROCON 800MUV, MICROCON 400MUV, MICROCON EXC-BUV. Classified as Purifier, Air, Ultraviolet, Medical (product code FRA), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Biological Controls, Inc. (Eatontown, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 1, 1997 after a review of 181 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6500 - the FDA general hospital 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 General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K972064

510(k) Number K972064 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 03, 1997
Decision Date December 01, 1997
Days to Decision 181 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
52d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 181d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FRA Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FRA Purifier, Air, Ultraviolet, Medical
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6500
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 General Hospital devices follow this clearance model.