Cleared Traditional

K993401 - DRYSPOT E.COLI 0157 KIT

K993401 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for DRYSPOT E.COLI 0157 KIT by Oxoid , Ltd.. It is a Class 1 Microbiology device (product code GNA) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 143-day FDA review.

K993401 · Oxoid , Ltd. · Microbiology device
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K993401 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DRYSPOT E.COLI 0157 KIT. Classified as Antisera, All Types, Escherichia Coli (product code GNA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Oxoid , Ltd. (Basingstoke, GB). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 28, 2000 after a review of 143 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Microbiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 866.3255 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K993401 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 08, 1999
Decision Date February 28, 2000
Days to Decision 143 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Microbiology (MI)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
41d slower than avg
Panel avg: 102d · This submission: 143d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GNA Antisera, All Types, Escherichia Coli
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 866.3255
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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