# K970616: Mini Sampler Processor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cavro Scientific Instruments, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 21, 1997 after 62 days
- Product code: JQW (Station, Pipetting And Diluting, For Clinical Use)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 862.2750
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Mini Sample Processor MSP 9000: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K023955: BD Viper Instrument (2003), 1 descendant of its own
- K052481: BD Viper System (2005), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
It is intended to be used for automating sample preparation or assay methods and is capable of aspirating, dispensing or diluting fluids to any position on the instruments work area.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K970616
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology