Cleared Traditional

K002695 - MEMODYN STAPLE

K002695 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MEMODYN STAPLE, manufactured by Telos Medical Equipment. The device is a Class 2 Orthopedic device with product code JDR cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 288-day FDA review.

K002695 · Telos Medical Equipment · Orthopedic device
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K002695 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MEMODYN STAPLE. Classified as Staple, Fixation, Bone (product code JDR), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Telos Medical Equipment (Fallston,, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 13, 2001 after a review of 288 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.3030 - the FDA orthopedic device regulatory framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Orthopedic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K002695

510(k) Number K002695 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 29, 2000
Decision Date June 13, 2001
Days to Decision 288 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Orthopedic (OR)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
166d slower than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 288d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JDR Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JDR Staple, Fixation, Bone
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 888.3030
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Orthopedic devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - JDR Staple, Fixation, Bone

All 190
Devices cleared under the same product code (JDR) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K002695.
SMITH & NEPHEW SURETAC - EXPANDED INDICATIONS II
K020948 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Oct 2002
DYNAMIC COMPRESSION SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY (SMA) STAPLE SYSTEM
K012081 · Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Oct 2001
THE UNI-CLIP STAPLE
K011716 · New Deal, S.A. · Aug 2001
SCAPHIX, STAPLE, FIXATION, BONE
K003033 · Avanta Orthopaedics, Inc. · May 2001
MEMOGRAPH STAPLE, WARM SYSTEM
K993714 · Biomedical Ent., Inc. · Feb 2000
EIS DYNAMIC MEMORY STAPLES SYSTEM
K991962 · Groupe Lepine · Jan 2000