Product code QQV— Microbiology

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Classification name
Automated System For Sample Preparation And Identification Of Microorganisms From Cultured Isolates By Mass Spectrometry
Device class
Class 2
Regulation
21 CFR 866.3378
Advisory panel
Microbiology
Total cleared
4
First cleared
Most recent

FDA classification 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).”

— U.S. Food and Drug Administration, device classification record for product code QQV under 21 CFR 866.3378, via openFDA

Market context for product code QQV

FDA has cleared 4 devices under product code QQV between 2021 and 2023, filed by 2 applicant companies. 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 QQV

Adverse events under product code QQV

product code QQV
Other
1
Total
1

Source: openFDA MAUDE database, through . Counts aggregate all devices under this product code, not just this specific clearance. Reports are submissions to FDA, not validated events. Search MAUDE directly →

Recent clearances under product code QQV

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