Cleared Traditional

K041652 - ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES

K041652 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES, manufactured by C.A.I. Industries Corp.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code MQX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 195-day FDA review.

K041652 · C.A.I. Industries Corp. · General Hospital
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K041652 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES. Classified as Needle, Acupuncture, Single Use (product code MQX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by C.A.I. Industries Corp. (South El Monte, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 29, 2004 after a review of 195 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5580 - the FDA general hospital 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 General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K041652

510(k) Number K041652 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 17, 2004
Decision Date December 29, 2004
Days to Decision 195 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
66d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 195d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

MQX Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code MQX Needle, Acupuncture, Single Use
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5580
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 General Hospital devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - MQX Needle, Acupuncture, Single Use

All 12
Devices cleared under the same product code (MQX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K041652.
SINGER ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES
K974616 · Lorac, Inc. · Feb 1998
ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE UNDER THE BRAND NAME HWATO AND HUAXIA
K974122 · Scientific Health Care · Jan 1998
KHT SEOAM NEEDLE, HAND ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE
K974527 · American Institute of Koryo Hand Therapy · Jan 1998
MAGI ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES
K972658 · Dong Bang, U.S.A. · Oct 1997
DONG BANG ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES
K972659 · Dong Bang, U.S.A. · Oct 1997
ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES
K964861 · C.A.M. Supply, Inc. · May 1997