Cleared Traditional

K023248 - LIFESTENT LP SDS BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS

K023248 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for LIFESTENT LP SDS BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS, manufactured by Orbus Medical Technologies. The device is a Class 2 Gastroenterology & Urology device with product code FGE cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 134-day FDA review.

K023248 · Orbus Medical Technologies · Gastroenterology & Urology device
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K023248 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LIFESTENT LP SDS BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS. Classified as Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts (product code FGE), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Orbus Medical Technologies (Fort Lauderdale, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 11, 2003 after a review of 134 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Gastroenterology & Urology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 876.5010 - the FDA gastroenterology and urology 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 Gastroenterology & Urology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K023248

510(k) Number K023248 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Abbreviated 510(k) (SESU)
Date Received September 30, 2002
Decision Date February 11, 2003
Days to Decision 134 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Gastroenterology & Urology (GU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
4d slower than avg
Panel avg: 130d · This submission: 134d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FGE Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 876.5010
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 Gastroenterology & Urology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts

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K030107 · Boston Scientific Corp · Mar 2003
SMART NITINOL STENT ENDOSCOPIC BILIARY SYSTEM
K030409 · Cordis Corp. · Mar 2003
MODIFICATION TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC EXPRESS BILIARY LD PREMOUNTED STENT SYSTEM
K024048 · Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · Jan 2003
BARD CONFORMEXX BILIARY STENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
K021994 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Jan 2003
VIABIL BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS
K014215 · W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Dec 2002