Biological Sterilization Indicator With Indirect Growth Detection
QVB · Class II — Moderate Risk (510(k) clearance required) · General Hospital · 21 CFR 880.2806
Classification
FDA Product Code
QVB
Device class
Class II — Moderate Risk (510(k) clearance required)
Regulation
21 CFR 880.2806
Review panel
HO
Medical specialty
General Hospital
Submission type
1
GMP exempt
N
Life sustaining
N
Implant
N
Third-party review
N
Definition
A biological sterilization indicator with indirect growth detection capabilities is a device intended for use by a healthcare provider to accompany products being sterilized through a sterilization process to monitor the adequacy of sterilization. Detection of surviving microorganisms is accomplished by a method other than direct detection of growth or growth products.