Cleared Traditional

K011402 - BIOPSY SITE MARKER

K011402 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for BIOPSY SITE MARKER by Senorx, Inc.. It is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code FZP) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 70-day FDA review.

K011402 · Senorx, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K011402 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BIOPSY SITE MARKER. Classified as Clip, Implantable (product code FZP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Senorx, Inc. (Aliso Viejo, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 16, 2001 after a review of 70 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4300 - 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: 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 K011402 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 07, 2001
Decision Date July 16, 2001
Days to Decision 70 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
45d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 70d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code FZP Clip, Implantable
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4300
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 General & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - FZP Clip, Implantable

All 97
Devices cleared under the same product code (FZP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K011402.
MODIFICATION TO SUTURE CLINCH
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K030926 · Advanced Surgical Products, Inc. · Jul 2003
AMS SOFT-TISSUE APPROXIMATION SYSTEM
K012342 · American Medical Systems, Inc. · Sep 2001
MODIFICATION TO IMPLANTABLE CLIP
K011236 · Applied Medical Resources Corp. · May 2001
AUTO SUTURE MICRO SURGICLIP CLIP APPLIER
K001450 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Jul 2000
IMPLANTABLE CLIP FOR GENERAL SURGERY
K993135 · Applied Medical Resources · Dec 1999