510(k) K092953

Xpert VanA Assay by Cepheid — Product Code NIJ

K092953 is an FDA 510(k) premarket notification submitted by Cepheid for the device "Xpert VanA Assay". The FDA issued a decision of Substantially Equivalent on December 17, 2009. The device falls under product code NIJ (System, Test, Genotypic Detection, Resistant Markers, Enterococcus Species), a Class II device regulated under 21 CFR 866.1640. Cepheid has at least 10 other 510(k) clearances on record.

Clearance Details

Decision
SESE (Substantially Equivalent)
Decision Date
December 17, 2009
Date Received
September 24, 2009
Clearance Type
Traditional
Expedited Review
No
Third Party Review
No

Device Classification

Device Name
System, Test, Genotypic Detection, Resistant Markers, Enterococcus Species
Device Class
Class II
Regulation Number
866.1640
Review Panel
MI
Submission Type

The in vitro device is intended to detect the presence of the vanA and vanB genes in isolated colonies of Enterococcus spp. as a marker for vancomycin resistance using DNA probe technology