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Device general purpose reagent
Regulation Description General purpose reagent.
Definition A general purpose reagent is a chemical reagent that has general laboratory application, that is used to collect, prepare, and examine specimens from the human body for diagnostic purposes, and that is not labeled or otherwise intended for a specific diagnostic application. It may be either an individual substance, or multiple substances reformulated, which, when combined with or used in conjunction with an appropriate analyte specific reagent (ASR) and other general purpose reagents, is part of a diagnostic test procedure or system constituting a finished in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test.
Physical State N/A
Technical Method N/A
Target Area Diagnostic
Regulation Medical Specialty Pathology
Review Panel Pathology
Product CodePPM
Premarket Review Office of In Vitro Diagnostics (OHT7)
Division of Molecular Genetics and Pathology (DMGP)
Submission Type 510(K) Exempt
Regulation Number 864.4010
Device Class 1
Total Product Life Cycle (TPLC) TPLC Product Code Report
GMP Exempt? Yes
    Note: This device is also exempted from the GMP regulation, except for general requirements concerning records (820.180) and complaint files (820.198), as long as the device is not labeled or otherwise represented as sterile.
Summary Malfunction
Reporting		 Eligible
    Note: FDA has exempted almost all class I devices (with the exception of reserved devices) from the premarket notification requirement, including those devices that were exempted by final regulation published in the Federal Registers of December 7, 1994, and January 16, 1996. It is important to confirm the exempt status and any limitations that apply with 21 CFR Parts 862-892. Limitations of device exemptions are covered under 21 CFR XXX.9, where XXX refers to Parts 862-892.
If a manufacturer's device falls into a generic category of exempted class I devices as defined in 21 CFR Parts 862-892, a premarket notification application and fda clearance is not required before marketing the device in the U.S. however, these manufacturers are required to register their establishment. Please see the Device Registration and Listing website for additional information.
Implanted Device? No
Life-Sustain/Support Device? No
Third Party Review Not Third Party Eligible
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