Cleared Traditional

K020879 - IVS CLIP CLOSURE SYSTEM, MODEL 1002 (IVS CLIP APPLIER)

Also marketed or referenced as:
IVS INTRUDUCER SET, MODEL 1001

K020879 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for IVS CLIP CLOSURE SYSTEM, manufactured by Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code FZP cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 191-day FDA review.

K020879 · Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Sep 2002
Decision
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Class 2
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K020879 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the IVS CLIP CLOSURE SYSTEM, MODEL 1002 (IVS CLIP APPLIER). Classified as Clip, Implantable (product code FZP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc. (Sunnyvale, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 25, 2002 after a review of 191 days - an extended review 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: 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K020879

510(k) Number K020879 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 18, 2002
Decision Date September 25, 2002
Days to Decision 191 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
76d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 191d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FZP Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

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 124
Devices cleared under the same product code (FZP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K020879.
AMI REPROCESSED MULTIPLE CLIP APPLIERS
K032980 · Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. · Dec 2003
MODIFICATION TO SUTURE CLINCH
K033024 · Applied Medical Resources Corp. · Oct 2003
FAST THROW STAINLESS STEEL SURGICAL SUTURE
K030926 · Advanced Surgical Products, Inc. · Jul 2003
AMS SOFT-TISSUE APPROXIMATION SYSTEM
K012342 · American Medical Systems, Inc. · Sep 2001
BIOPSY SITE MARKER
K011402 · Senorx, Inc. · Jul 2001
MODIFICATION TO IMPLANTABLE CLIP
K011236 · Applied Medical Resources Corp. · May 2001