Cleared Traditional

K002906 - ULTRACISION HARMONIC SCALPEL SYSTEM

K002906 · Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Dec 2000
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K002906 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ULTRACISION HARMONIC SCALPEL SYSTEM, MODELS GEN01, GEN02, GEN03, HP052, HP053.... Classified as Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical (product code LFL).

Submitted by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Cincinnati, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 15, 2000 after a review of 88 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K002906 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 18, 2000
Decision Date December 15, 2000
Days to Decision 88 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
27d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 88d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LFL Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical
Device Class -

Regulatory Peers - LFL Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical

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