Cleared Traditional

K021936 - MOIST PUNCTAL PLUG SYSTEM

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K021936 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MOIST PUNCTAL PLUG SYSTEM. Classified as Plug, Punctum (product code LZU).

Submitted by Moist Medical, Inc. (Germantown, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 16, 2002 after a review of 126 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ophthalmic 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Ophthalmic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K021936

510(k) Number K021936 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 12, 2002
Decision Date October 16, 2002
Days to Decision 126 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ophthalmic (OP)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
16d slower than avg
Panel avg: 110d · This submission: 126d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LZU Device Classification - Class 0,

Product Code LZU Plug, Punctum
Device Class -

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