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Labware, Assisted Reproduction, Exempt

Page Type
Product Code
Definition
This product code is the class II exempt counterpart of MQK, and was exempted, subject to the limitations of exemption, under the procedures established by the 21st Century Cures Act. This device type does not require premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it does not exceed the general limitations of exemption found in 21 CFR 884.9 and the specific limitations of exemption as stated in the “Physical State” field of this product code description.
Physical State
Exemption is limited to dishes and plates that are intended for general assisted reproduction technology procedures.
Technical Method
This product code is the class II exempt counterpart of MQK, and was exempted, subject to the limitations of exemption, under the procedures established by the 21st Century Cures Act. This device type does not require premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it does not exceed the general limitations of exemption found in 21 CFR 884.9 and the specific limitations of exemption as stated in the “Physical State” field of this product code description.
Target Area
This product code is the class II exempt counterpart of MQK, and was exempted, subject to the limitations of exemption, under the procedures established by the 21st Century Cures Act. This device type does not require premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it does not exceed the general limitations of exemption found in 21 CFR 884.9 and the specific limitations of exemption as stated in the “Physical State” field of this product code description.
Regulation Medical Specialty
Obstetrical and Gynecological
Review Panel
Obstetrical and Gynecological
Submission Type
510(K) Exempt
Device Classification
Class 2
Regulation Number
884.6160
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Eligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Not Third Party Eligible

CFR § 884.6160 Assisted reproduction labware

§ 884.6160 Assisted reproduction labware.

(a) Identification. Assisted reproduction labware consists of laboratory equipment or supplies intended to prepare, store, manipulate, or transfer human gametes or embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), or other assisted reproduction procedures. These include syringes, IVF tissue culture dishes, IVF tissue culture plates, pipette tips, dishes, plates, and other vessels that come into physical contact with gametes, embryos or tissue culture media.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls) (mouse embryo assay information, endotoxin testing, sterilization validation, design specifications, labeling requirements, and clinical testing). The device, when it is a dish or plate intended for general assisted reproduction technology procedures, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 884.9.

[45 FR 12684, Feb. 26, 1980, as amended at 84 FR 71816, Dec. 30, 2019]

Labware, Assisted Reproduction, Exempt

Page Type
Product Code
Definition
This product code is the class II exempt counterpart of MQK, and was exempted, subject to the limitations of exemption, under the procedures established by the 21st Century Cures Act. This device type does not require premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it does not exceed the general limitations of exemption found in 21 CFR 884.9 and the specific limitations of exemption as stated in the “Physical State” field of this product code description.
Physical State
Exemption is limited to dishes and plates that are intended for general assisted reproduction technology procedures.
Technical Method
This product code is the class II exempt counterpart of MQK, and was exempted, subject to the limitations of exemption, under the procedures established by the 21st Century Cures Act. This device type does not require premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it does not exceed the general limitations of exemption found in 21 CFR 884.9 and the specific limitations of exemption as stated in the “Physical State” field of this product code description.
Target Area
This product code is the class II exempt counterpart of MQK, and was exempted, subject to the limitations of exemption, under the procedures established by the 21st Century Cures Act. This device type does not require premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it does not exceed the general limitations of exemption found in 21 CFR 884.9 and the specific limitations of exemption as stated in the “Physical State” field of this product code description.
Regulation Medical Specialty
Obstetrical and Gynecological
Review Panel
Obstetrical and Gynecological
Submission Type
510(K) Exempt
Device Classification
Class 2
Regulation Number
884.6160
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Eligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Not Third Party Eligible

CFR § 884.6160 Assisted reproduction labware

§ 884.6160 Assisted reproduction labware.

(a) Identification. Assisted reproduction labware consists of laboratory equipment or supplies intended to prepare, store, manipulate, or transfer human gametes or embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), or other assisted reproduction procedures. These include syringes, IVF tissue culture dishes, IVF tissue culture plates, pipette tips, dishes, plates, and other vessels that come into physical contact with gametes, embryos or tissue culture media.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls) (mouse embryo assay information, endotoxin testing, sterilization validation, design specifications, labeling requirements, and clinical testing). The device, when it is a dish or plate intended for general assisted reproduction technology procedures, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 884.9.

[45 FR 12684, Feb. 26, 1980, as amended at 84 FR 71816, Dec. 30, 2019]