Cleared Traditional

K040235 - LICOX PMO BRAIN MONITORING SYSTEM

K040235 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for LICOX PMO BRAIN MONITORING SYSTEM, manufactured by Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The device is a Class 2 Neurology device with product code GWM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 78-day FDA review.

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Class 2
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K040235 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LICOX PMO BRAIN MONITORING SYSTEM. Classified as Device, Monitoring, Intracranial Pressure (product code GWM), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Integra LifeSciences Corporation (Planisboro, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 20, 2004 after a review of 78 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Neurology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 882.1620 - the FDA neurology 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K040235

510(k) Number K040235 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 02, 2004
Decision Date April 20, 2004
Days to Decision 78 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Neurology (NE)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
71d faster than avg
Panel avg: 149d · This submission: 78d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GWM Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GWM Device, Monitoring, Intracranial Pressure
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 882.1620
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 Neurology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - GWM Device, Monitoring, Intracranial Pressure

All 104
Devices cleared under the same product code (GWM) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K040235.
NEUROSENSOR CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING KIT/SYSTEM, MODELS NS-P, NS-100
K050720 · Integra Neurosciences · May 2005
MPS (OR MPS-T)
K041838 · Innerspace, Inc. · Mar 2005
CAMINO SLIM-LINE INTRACRANIAL MONITORING SYSTEM
K042728 · Novus Monitoring, Ltd. · Oct 2004
HEMEDEX CRANIAL BOLT MODELS, 3601, 3602
K032337 · Hemedex Incorporated · Oct 2003
CAMINO SINGLE PARAMETER MONITOR, MODEL SPM-1
K031086 · Integra Neurosciences · May 2003
NEURORECOVERY VENTRICULAR CATHETER & MAIN VALVE ASSEMBLY KIT
K022638 · Neurorecovery, Inc. · Oct 2002