Product code

PPM: General purpose reagent

FDA product code · Class I · Pathology

Key facts

Product code PPM
Device General purpose reagent
Device class Class I
Regulation number 864.4010
Review panel Pathology
Medical specialty Pathology
Submission type 510(K) Exempt
GMP exempt Yes
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…

At a glance

  • 10–99 510(k) clearances
  • None De Novo grants
  • None PMA approvals
  • None HDE approvals
  • 1,000+ UDI devices (GUDID)
  • 100–999 MAUDE adverse event reports
  • 10–99 Recalled products (Z-numbers)

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