Cleared Traditional

K020017 - MEDX 1000 SERIES

K020017 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MEDX 1000 SERIES, manufactured by Medx Electronics, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Physical Medicine device with product code ILY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 190-day FDA review.

K020017 · Medx Electronics, Inc. · Physical Medicine device
Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
Jul 2002
Decision
190d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K020017 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MEDX 1000 SERIES. Classified as Lamp, Infrared, Therapeutic Heating (product code ILY), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Medx Electronics, Inc. (Alexandria, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 12, 2002 after a review of 190 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.5500 - the FDA physical medicine 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 Physical Medicine review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

View all Medx Electronics, Inc. devices

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K020017

510(k) Number K020017 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 03, 2002
Decision Date July 12, 2002
Days to Decision 190 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
75d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 190d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

ILY Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code ILY Lamp, Infrared, Therapeutic Heating
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.5500
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 Physical Medicine devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - ILY Lamp, Infrared, Therapeutic Heating

All 39
Devices cleared under the same product code (ILY) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K020017.
RICH-MAR AUTOPRISM INFRARED LAMP
K040679 · Rich-Mar Corp. · May 2004
PALOMAR LIGHTCUBE
K024179 · Palomar Medical Products, Inc. · Jun 2003
SURGICAL PATIENT WARMER, MODEL PW820 JHU
K022609 · Fisher &Paykel Healthcare , Ltd. · Mar 2003
OLYMPIC WARM-UP
K001056 · Olympic Medical Corp. · Sep 2000
ST-302 INFRAREX
K990233 · Skylark Device Co., Ltd. · Oct 1999
SACRED CRANE TDP LAMP, MODELS CQ-27, CQ-12, CQ-36
K991503 · United Pacific Co., Ltd. · Jul 1999