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510(k) K161816

BacT/ALERT VIRTUO Microbial Detection System, BacT/ALERT VIRTUO, VIRTUO by bioMerieux, Inc. — Product Code MDB

K161816 is an FDA 510(k) premarket notification submitted by bioMerieux, Inc. for the device "BacT/ALERT VIRTUO Microbial Detection System, BacT/ALERT VIRTUO, VIRTUO". The FDA issued a decision of Substantially Equivalent on March 28, 2017. The device falls under product code MDB (System, Blood Culturing), a Class I device regulated under 21 CFR 866.2560. bioMerieux, Inc. has at least 10 other 510(k) clearances on record.

Clearance Details

Decision
SESE (Substantially Equivalent)
Decision Date
March 28, 2017
Date Received
July 1, 2016
Clearance Type
Traditional
Expedited Review
No
Third Party Review
No

Device Classification

Device Name
System, Blood Culturing
Device Class
Class I
Regulation Number
866.2560
Review Panel
MI
Submission Type

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