Product code

PEX: System, mass spectrometry, maldi tof, microorganism identification, cultured isolates

FDA product code · Class II · Microbiology

Key facts

Product code PEX
Device System, mass spectrometry, maldi tof, microorganism identification, cultured isolates
Device class Class II
Regulation number 866.3361
Review panel Microbiology
Medical specialty Microbiology
Submission type 510(k)
GMP exempt No
Implanted device No
Life-sustaining or life-supporting No
Definition A mass spectrometer system using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization - time of flight (MALDI-TOF) for the identification of microorganisms cultured from human specimens.

At a glance

  • 1–9 510(k) clearances
  • 1–9 De Novo grants
  • None PMA approvals
  • None HDE approvals
  • 10–99 UDI devices (GUDID)
  • 100–999 MAUDE adverse event reports
  • 1–9 Recalled products (Z-numbers)

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