← Product Code [MQL](/submissions/OB/subpart-g%E2%80%94assisted-reproduction-devices/MQL) · K003734 # SERUM PROTEIN SUBSTITUTE (K003734) _Sage Biopharma · MQL · Dec 21, 2000 · Obstetrics/Gynecology · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OB/subpart-g%E2%80%94assisted-reproduction-devices/MQL/K003734 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Sage Biopharma - **Product Code:** [MQL](/submissions/OB/subpart-g%E2%80%94assisted-reproduction-devices/MQL.md) - **Decision Date:** Dec 21, 2000 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Special - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 884.6180 - **Device Class:** Class 2 - **Review Panel:** Obstetrics/Gynecology ## Regulatory Identification Reproductive media and supplement are products that are used for assisted reproduction procedures. Media include liquid and powder versions of various substances that come in direct physical contact with human gametes or embryos (including water, acid solutions used to treat gametes or embryos, rinsing solutions, sperm separation media, supplements, or oil used to cover the media) for the purposes of preparation, maintenance, transfer or storage. Supplements are specific reagents added to media to enhance specific properties of the media (e.g., proteins, sera, antibiotics, etc.). ## Special Controls *Classification.* Class II (special controls) (mouse embryo assay information, endotoxin testing, sterilization validation, design specifications, labeling requirements, biocompatibility testing, and clinical testing). The device, when it is phosphate-buffered saline used for washing, and short-term handling and manipulation of gametes and embryos; culture oil used as an overlay for culture media containing gametes and embryos; and water for assisted reproduction applications, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 884.9. --- **Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OB/subpart-g%E2%80%94assisted-reproduction-devices/MQL/K003734](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OB/subpart-g%E2%80%94assisted-reproduction-devices/MQL/K003734) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices. If you're preparing [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [get in touch](https://innolitics.com/contact). **Cite as:** FDA Device Explorer (Innolitics), https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OB/subpart-g%E2%80%94assisted-reproduction-devices/MQL/K003734