Product code OWP— General Hospital

VERIFY Assert Self-Contained Biological Indicator

Classification name
Biological Sterilization Process Indicator With Recombinant-Dna Plasmid
Device class
Class 2
Regulation
21 CFR 880.2805
Advisory panel
General Hospital
Total cleared
5
First cleared
Most recent

FDA classification definition

“A Recombinant-DNA plasmid biological indicator is intended for use by a health care provider to accompany products being sterilized through a sterilization procedure and to monitor adequacy of sterilization.”

— U.S. Food and Drug Administration, device classification record for product code OWP under 21 CFR 880.2805, via openFDA

Market context for product code OWP

FDA has cleared 5 devices under product code OWP between 2013 and 2018, filed by 1 applicant company. No FDA device recalls reference this product code. Class II devices are moderate-risk and subject to general and special controls; most reach market through 510(k) clearance by demonstrating substantial equivalence to a predicate device.

Clearances per year

Top applicants under product code OWP

Recent clearances under product code OWP

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