Cleared Traditional

K040187 - MEDICINAL LEECHES (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

K040187 · North America BioPharma · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K040187 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MEDICINAL LEECHES. Classified as Leeches, Medicinal (product code NRN).

Submitted by North America BioPharma (Erie, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 21, 2004 after a review of 145 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery 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 General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K040187 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 28, 2004
Decision Date June 21, 2004
Days to Decision 145 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
31d slower than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 145d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code NRN Leeches, Medicinal
Device Class -
Definition The Device Is A Medicinal Leech (hirudo Medicinalis) Belonging To The Annelida Worm Classification. The Animal Is A Bloodsucking Aquatic Animal Living In Fresh Water. The Device Should Be Indicated As: "an Adjunct To The Graft Tissue Healing When Problems Of Venous Congestion May Delay Healing, Or To Overcome The Problem Of Venous Congestion By Creating Prolonged Localized Bleeding." See Federal Register Notice At 89 Fr 106521 “transfer Of Regulatory Responsibility From The Center For Devices And Radiological Health To The Center For Biologics Evaluation And Research; Medical Maggots And Medicinal Leeches” (frn) (fda-2024-n-5702)