Cleared Traditional

K973939 - IMMUNOWELL VCA IGM TEST

K973939 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for IMMUNOWELL VCA IGM TEST, manufactured by Genbio. The device is a Class 1 Microbiology device with product code LJN cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 299-day FDA review.

K973939 · Genbio · Microbiology device
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Aug 1998
Decision
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Class 1
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K973939 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the IMMUNOWELL VCA IGM TEST. Classified as Antibody Igm, If, Epstein-barr Virus (product code LJN), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Genbio (San Diego, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 10, 1998 after a review of 299 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.3235 - 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 - K973939

510(k) Number K973939 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 15, 1997
Decision Date August 10, 1998
Days to Decision 299 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
197d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 299d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LJN Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LJN Antibody Igm, If, Epstein-barr Virus
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.3235
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 - LJN Antibody Igm, If, Epstein-barr Virus

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