Cleared Traditional

CHESS HAND SURGERY SYSTEM (K010184) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K010184 · Canica Design, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Class 1
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K010184 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CHESS HAND SURGERY SYSTEM. Classified as Instrument, Manual, Surgical, General Use (product code MDM), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Canica Design, Inc. (Almonte, Ontario, CA). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 22, 2001 after a review of 154 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4800 - the FDA general and plastic surgery device 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 General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K010184 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 19, 2001
Decision Date June 22, 2001
Days to Decision 154 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
39d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 154d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code MDM Instrument, Manual, Surgical, General Use
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4800
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.