Cleared Traditional

K024179 - PALOMAR LIGHTCUBE

K024179 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PALOMAR LIGHTCUBE, manufactured by Palomar Medical Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Physical Medicine device with product code ILY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 168-day FDA review.

K024179 · Palomar Medical Products, Inc. · Physical Medicine device
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K024179 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PALOMAR LIGHTCUBE. Classified as Lamp, Infrared, Therapeutic Heating (product code ILY), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Palomar Medical Products, Inc. (Cary, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 4, 2003 after a review of 168 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.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K024179

510(k) Number K024179 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 18, 2002
Decision Date June 04, 2003
Days to Decision 168 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
53d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 168d
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.

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