Product code

QQV: Automated system for sample preparation and identification of microorganisms from cultured isolates by mass spectrometry

FDA product code · Class II · Microbiology

Key facts

Product code QQV
Device Automated system for sample preparation and identification of microorganisms from cultured isolates by mass spectrometry
Device class Class II
Regulation number 866.3378
Review panel Microbiology
Medical specialty Microbiology
Submission type 510(k)
GMP exempt No
Implanted device No
Life-sustaining or life-supporting No
Definition An automated in vitro diagnostic system to prepare colonies of microorganisms grown on solid culture media from human specimens for qualitative identification and differentiation using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS).

At a glance

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

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